Condemn

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

To sentence; to adjudge. 3 Bl. Comm. 291. To declare a vessel a prize; to declare a vessel unfit for service. 1 Kent, Comm. 102; 5 Esp. 65. To take by exercise of the power of eminent domain.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To adjudge guilty; to pass sentence upon; to adjudge unfit for use; to take private property for public use.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To sentence; to adjudge. 3 Bla. Com. 291. To declare a vessel a prize. To declare a vessel unfit for service. 1 Kent 102; 5 Esp. 65.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To find or adjudge guilty. 3 Lcon. 68. To adjudge or sentence. 3 Bl. Comm. 291. To adjudge (as an admiralty court) that a vessel is a prize or that she is unfit for service. 1 Kent, Comm. 102; 5 Esp. 65. To set apart or expropriate property for public use, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Wulzen v. San Francisco, 101 Cal. 15, 35 Pac. 353, 40 Am. St Rep. 17.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To adjudge guilty; to declare customs or revenue laws; to adjudge of war; to adjudge necessary for less or unfit for service, as a vessel.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To find or adjudge guilty. 3 Leon. 68. Toadjudge or sentence. 3 Bl. Comm, 29]. ‘To adjndge (as an admiralty court) that a vessel is a prize, or that she is unfit for service. 1 Kent, Comm. 102; 5 Esp. 65. To set apart or expropriate property for public use, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain.;;