Condemn vs. Prohibit

Condemn vs. Prohibit — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Condemn and Prohibit

Condemnverb

(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

The president condemned the terrorists.

Prohibitverb

(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.

The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio.

Condemnverb

(transitive) To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty.

Prohibitverb

command against;

I forbid you to call me late at nightMother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store

Condemnverb

(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.

Condemnverb

(transitive) To adjudge (a building) as being unfit for habitation.

The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.
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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.

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
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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