n.
1.an expression of strong disapproval
2.(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)
3.an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
4.the condition of being strongly disapproved of
5.(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
Idiom of the Day
change of heart
a change in the way one feels about something
The woman had a change of heart and let her child go to the circus.
