term:

Condemn

condemn vt

1 : to impose a penalty on
;esp
: to sentence to death
2 : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption
3 : to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain
: take
con·dem·nable [kən-dem-nə-bəl, -de-mə-]
adj

con·dem·na·tion [kÄ n-dem-nā-shən]
n

con·demn·er
or
con·dem·nor
[kən-de-mər, -dem-nȯr]

n

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.