ˌkɒndɛmˈneɪʃən ˌkɑndəmˈneɪʃən kənˈvɪkʃən dɪsˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən ˈsɛntəns (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed the conviction came as no surprise (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable his uncompromising condemnation of racism an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group the condition of being strongly disapproved of he deserved nothing but condemnation