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condemnation 1. The process by which property of a private owner is taken for public use, without his consent, but upon the award and payment of just compensation, being in the nature of a forced sale. 2. A legal declaration that a piece of property or a building is unfit for use. Condemnation bell, book, and candle symbols of Catholic excommunication rite. [Christianity: Brewer Note-Book, 85] passage from Doge’s court to execution chamber in Renaissance Venice. [Ital. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 121] doomed to eternal death when Orpheus disobeys Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 97] Venetian receptacles for denunciations, character assassinations. [Ital. Hist.: Plumb, 259–260] a Titan condemned by Zeus for giving fire to mortals. [Gk. Lit.: Prometheus Bound, Magill I, 786–788] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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