The Only Use

condemn
in
Fahrenheit 451
(Edited)

On the front porch where she had come to weigh them quietly with her eyes, her quietness a condemnation, the woman stood motionless.
p. 37.3

condemnation = expression of strong criticism

Definitions:

(1) (condemn as in: She condemned their plan)
express strong criticism
(2) (condemn as in: was condemned to life in prison)
to declare someone guilty of a crime and often sentence them to punishment; or more broadly, to cause someone to be judged guilty or doomed to an unwanted fate (as when evidence condemns a suspect)
(3) (condemn as in: condemned the building)
an official government finding that a building is not suitable to be occupied
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In law, condemn can also refer to a legal real estate procedure in which the government forces someone to sell property to the government.