Condemn vs. Condone

Condemn vs. Condone — Is There a Difference?
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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).

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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 infidelities

Condemnverb

(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.

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Condemnverb

express strong disapproval of;

We condemn the racism in South AfricaThese ideas were reprobated

Condemnverb

declare or judge unfit;

The building was condemned by the inspector

Condemnverb

compel or force into a particular state or activity;

His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence

Condemnverb

demonstrate the guilt of (someone);

Her strange behavior condemned her

Condemnverb

pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law;

He was condemned to ten years in prison