## Meanings
1. to say strongly that something is wrong or that you disapprove of it
2. to give someone a punishment in a court of law
3. to officially declare a building unsafe to use
4. to force someone into an unpleasant situation they cannot escape

## Examples
- World leaders condemned the attack.
- The judge condemned him to ten years in prison.
- The old factory was condemned by the inspector.
- Poverty condemned many children to a life without schooling.

## Derived Forms
- condemnee
- condemner
- forecondemn
- precondemn
- recondemn
- uncondemn

## Related Forms
- condemnable
- condemnation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: condempnen
- Root: condamner
- Root: condemnāre

## Etymology
From Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnāre (“to sentence, condemn, blame”), from com- + damnāre (“to harm, condemn, damn”), from damnum (“damage, injury, loss”). Displaced native Middle English fordemen (from Old English fordeman (“condemn, sentence, doom”) > Modern English fordeem.

## AI Etymology
condemn is a verb. It is from Middle English condempnen, from Old French condamner, from Latin condemnāre (“to sentence, condemn, blame”), from com- + damnāre (“to harm, condemn, damn”), from damnum (“damage, injury, loss”). Displaced native Middle English fordemen (from Old English fordeman (“condemn, sentence, doom”) > Modern English fordeem. Historical forms in the chain include condempnen (Middle English), condamner (Old French), and condemnāre (Latin). Current senses include to say strongly that something is wrong or that you disapprove of it, to give someone a punishment in a court of law, and to officially declare a building unsafe to use. Derived forms include condemnee, condemner, forecondemn, precondemn, and recondemn. Related words include condemnable and condemnation.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Crime & Justice

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