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condemned

adjective (BUILDING)
 
 
/kənˈdemd/

Definition

describes a building that has been officially judged not safe for people to live in or to use, or food that has been officially judged not safe to eatIn bad conditionEdible and inedible
(Definition of condemned adjective (BUILDING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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