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condemnation

[kon-dem-nay-shuhn, -duhm-] / ˌkɒn dɛmˈneɪ ʃən, -dəm- /


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Hours after Pillay was named the laureate, the United States announced new sanctions against the ICC, provoking swift condemnation from member states and the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The deaths of the trio sparked an outpouring of grief and condemnation in Australia and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

It is not exactly typical for a British party conference, let alone that of one of the smaller parties, to elicit international condemnation.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Determined not to let Chapter Eleven’s condemnation of tourism ruin our travel plans, Milton was making airplane reservations and haggling with car rental agencies.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

It is time for strong, unequivocal and universal condemnations of the shooter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

But the 70-year-old pontiff has been cautious in his statements since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran that started the war on February 28, refraining from naming any party in his condemnations and appeals for peace.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

“God does not accept the prayers of those who choose violence,” he said, in one of the clearest moral condemnations of the conflict from a global religious leader.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026

In their condemnations, many of these countries have referred to Somalia's "territorial integrity" and the breaching of international principles.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

In condemnations of absentees and of the dead, confiscation is occasionally declared, as though in these the State might need some guidance, but even here the practice is not uniform.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea




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