Condemn vs. Condone
Difference Between Condemn and Condone
Condemnverb
(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.
The president condemned the terrorists.Condoneverb
(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
Condemnverb
(transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.
Condoneverb
(transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
Condemnverb
(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.
Condoneverb
To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
Condemnverb
(transitive) To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.
The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.Condoneverb
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with;
excuse someone's behaviorShe condoned her husband's occasional infidelitiesCondemnverb
(transitive) To adjudge (building or construction work) as of unsatisfactory quality, requiring the work to be redone.
Condemnverb
(transitive) To adjudge (food or drink) as being unfit for human consumption.
Condemnverb
(transitive) To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
Condemnverb
To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government, to be a prize, or to be unfit for service.
Condemnverb
express strong disapproval of;
We condemn the racism in South AfricaThese ideas were reprobatedCondemnverb
declare or judge unfit;
The building was condemned by the inspectorCondemnverb
compel or force into a particular state or activity;
His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existenceCondemnverb
demonstrate the guilt of (someone);
Her strange behavior condemned herCondemnverb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law;
He was condemned to ten years in prison
