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de·nun·ci·a·tion
/
dɪˌnʌn
siˈeɪ
ʃən, -ʃi-
/
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[
dih-nuhn-see-
ey
-sh
uh
n, -shee-
]
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noun
1.
an act or instance of
denouncing
; public censure or condemnation.
2.
an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal.
3.
notice of the termination or the renouncement of an international agreement or part thereof.
4.
Archaic.
warning of impending evil; threat.
Origin:
1540–50;
<
Latin
dēnuntiātiōn-
(stem of
dēnuntiātiō
), equivalent to
dēnuntiāt
(
us
) (see
denunciate
) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms
non·de·nun·ci·a·tion,
noun
o·ver·de·nun·ci·a·tion,
noun
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denunciation
(dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən)
—
n
1.
open condemnation; censure; denouncing
2.
obsolete
law
a charge or accusation of crime made by an individual before a public prosecutor or tribunal
3.
a formal announcement of the termination of a treaty
4.
archaic
an announcement in the form of an impending threat or warning
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Word Origin & History
denunciation
1540s, from L. denuntiare (see
denounce
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
If so, your
denunciation
of such behaviour would be far more effective if you
cite specific examples.
Historically, the ineffectiveness of laws intended to restrict him, elicited
repeated
denunciation
of their criminality.
In the weeks since the book's release, virtually every large environmental
group has weighed in with a
denunciation
.
Finally as for
denunciation
for those who honestly feel they haven't heard
enough of it.
The text denied the power of witches and gave a
denunciation
of alchemy.
The intensity of the fire of the
denunciation
had, indeed, a momentary yet visible effect in the banker's expression.
The
denunciation
shall take effect twelve months after the receipt of the instrument of
denunciation
.
His forte is still, as of old,
denunciation
and dissatisfaction.
As closer scrutiny of that premise will make clear, the libertarian
denunciation
of income transfers fails on its own terms.
Monster issued a long, rambling
denunciation
of the criticisms therein.
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