taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"
officially pronounced unfit for use or consumption; "a row of condemned bulildings" pronounced or proved guilty; "the condemned man faced the firing squad with dignity"; "a convicted criminal
A condemned building is in such a bad condition that it is not safe to live in, and so its owners are officially ordered to pull it down or repair it. They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night
[ k&n-'dem ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French condemner, from Latin condemnare, from com- + damnare to condemn; more at DAMN.