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Which meaning of the word condemned most closely matches its meaning in the following excerpt?

There was more than just making money at stake in Mr. Rickey’s decision. I learned that his family was afraid that his health was being undermined by the resulting pressures and that they pleaded with him to abandon the plan. His peers and fellow baseball moguls exerted all kinds of influence to get him to change his mind. Some of the press condemned him as a fool and a demagogue. But he didn’t give in.
Answer choices for the above question

A. | verb | expressed public disapproval of

B. | verb | sentenced to death

C. | verb | declared (of a building) unfit for use

D. | verb | proved or showed someone’s guilt