Condemnation
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
civil law, is a sentence or judgment which condemns some one to do, to give, or to pay something; or which declares that his claim or pretensions are unfounded. This word is also used by comman lawyers, though it is more usual to say conviction, both in civil and criminal cases. It isa maxim that no man ought to be condemned unheard, or without the opportunity of being heard.