What is CONDEMNATION? Definition of CONDEMNATION in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.
In admiralty law. The judgment or sentence of a court having jurisdiction and acting in rem, by which (1) it is declared that a vessel which has been captured at sea as a prize was lawfully so seized and is liable to be treated as prize; or (2) 'that property which has been seized for an alleged violation of the revenue laws, neutrality laws, navigation laws, etc., was lawfully so seized, and is, for such cause, forfeit- ed to the government; or (3) that the vessel which is the subject of inquiry is unfit and unsafe for navigation. Gallagher v. Murray, 9 Fed.Cas. 1087.
In the civil law. 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. Lockwood v. Saffold, 1 Ga. 72; State v. Harr, 24 Tenn.App. 298, 143 S.W.2d 893, 895.
In real property law. 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 and condemner stands toward owner as buyer toward seller. Atlanta, K. & N. R. Co. v. Southern Ry. Co., C.C.A.Tenn., 131 F. 666, 66 C.C.A. 601; Jones v. Oklahoma City, 192 Okl. 470, 137 P.2d 233, 237, 155 A.L.R. 375.
"A condemnation proceeding" is a special proceeding at law to determine in a single action the damages done by the taking, but it is not a civil action, or a civil process within the meaning of the statutes relating to civil process. In re New Haven Water Co., 86 Conn. 361, 85 A. 636, 638. The law authorizing it must be strictly construed, and every condition and requirement must be shown to have been complied with. Richter v. Rodgers, 327 Mo. 543, 37 S.W.2d 523, 528.
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