1. (n.) The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure; blame; disapprobation.

2. (n.) The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty, unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to punishment or forfeiture.

3. (n.) The state of being condemned.

4. (n.) The ground or reason of condemning.

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