"condemns" in the verb sense
1. condemn, reprobate, decry, objurgate, excoriate
express strong disapproval of
"We condemn the racism in South Africa"
"These ideas were reprobated"
2. condemn
declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
"The building was condemned by the inspector"
3. condemn
compel or force into a particular state or activity
"His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
4. condemn
demonstrate the guilt of (someone
"Her strange behavior condemned her"
5. sentence, condemn, doom
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
6. condemn
appropriate (property) for public use
"the county condemned the land to build a highway"
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