Both Uses of

condemn
in
Lonesome Dove

"I heard you was a ladies' man," Dan said, as if it were a condemnation of some sort.†
Chpt 68-69 *

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)
force into an undesired activity or situation -- such as to legally sentence someone to punishment

or:

find guilty -- especially in court (and sometimes to death)

or:

provide the means of finding guilty
(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)
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.