to condemn
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To officially say that a building is unsafe to use or live in
- verb
- /kənˈdɛm/
- Formal
:
declarar inhabitable
- Residents were informed that their homes would be condemned to make way for a new highway.
Examples
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"This property is condemned".
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The building is condemned.
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Authorities quickly condemned the house.
Blog text (31) -
This building has been condemned.
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That place should be condemned.
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They're gonna condemn that building next month.
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This place is condemned.
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The residence was condemned for several days while clean-up crews tried to locate all mercury contamination.
Academic text (2002) -
The eThekwini Municipality, by the order of the court, is hereby demolishing this condemned building.
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The city officials declared that the old schoolhouse would be condemned due to structural damage.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
condemn infinitive
condemned past
condemned past participle
condemning present participle
condemns third person singular
Etymology
Condemn comes from Latin con- 'together' and damnare 'to judge or doom', like the word damn. So to condemn a building is to 'judge' it unsafe or 'doom' it to be closed and not used.