n.

1. 1. The act of condemning.
   2. The state of being condemned.
2. Severe reproof; strong censure.
3. A reason or occasion for condemning.

Legal seizure of private property by a public authority for public use. Using the powers and legal procedures of Eminent Domain a state, city, or town may condemn a property owner's home to make way for a highway, school, park, hospital, public housing project, parking facility, or other public project. The homeowners must give up the property even if they do not want to, and in return they must be compensated at fair market value by the public authority.

1. Taking private property for public use with compensation to the owner under Eminent Domain. Used by governments to acquire land for streets, parks, schools, etc., and by utilities to acquire necessary property. Compare Appropriation.
Example: Abel's home is in the Right-Of-Way of the new highway. When Abel refused to sell, the highway department acquired the property through condemnation, paying Abel an amount based on a Fair Market Value appraisal.

2. Declaring a structure unfit for use.
Example: The state health department, acting through its condemnation powers, prevented use of an old, dilapidated shack because of violations of the Housing Code.

noun

A comment expressing fault: blame, censure, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation. Informal pan. Slang knock. See praise/blame.

n

Definition: blaming, conviction
Antonyms: absolution, acquittal, clearance, discharge, exoneration, freeing, pardon, release

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1. The process by which property of a private owner is taken for public use, without his consent, but upon the award and payment of just compensation, being in the nature of a forced sale.
2. A legal declaration that a piece of property or a building is unfit for use.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The process of implementing eminent domain, whereby the government takes private property for public use.

When land is condemned through eminent domain, owners must be paid just compensation and provided with notice and an opportunity to defend their rights.

IN BRIEF: Pronouncing as ill-advised, reprehensible, wrong, or evil or being pronounced as reprehensible or wrong.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fordømmelse, domfældelse, kondemnering, ekspropriation

Nederlands (Dutch)
veroordeling, onbewoonbaar- verklaring, afkeuring, verbeurdverklaring

Français (French)
n. - condamnation, sentence, censure, blâme, (Mil) réforme (du matériel)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verurteilung, Verdammung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καταδίκη, (μτφ.) έντονη αποδοκιμασία

Italiano (Italian)
condanna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - condenação (f)

Русский (Russian)
порицание, осуждение

Español (Spanish)
n. - censura, desaprobación, sentencia, fallo, condena

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fördömelse, kasserande, konfiskering

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
非难, 非难的理由, 罪的宣告

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 非難, 非難的理由, 罪的宣告

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비난 , 유죄판결 , 폐기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 非難, 有罪の宣告, 収用, 非難の理由, 有罪宣告の理由

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتقاد, استنكار, تنديد, ادانه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הרשעה, גינוי‬

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