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de·nun·ci·a·tion
(dĭ-nŭn′sē-ā′shən, -shē-)n.
1. The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure.
2. The reporting of a person to the authorities for possible criminal prosecution.
[Middle English denunciacioun, from Latin dēnūntiātiō, dēnūntiātiōn-, from dēnūntiātus, past participle of dēnūntiāre, to announce; see denounce.]
de·nun′ci·a′tive (-ā′tĭv, -ə-tĭv), de·nun′ci·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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denunciation
(dɪˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən)n
1. open condemnation; censure; denouncing
2. (Law) law obsolete a charge or accusation of crime made by an individual before a public prosecutor or tribunal
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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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de•nun•ci•a•tion
(dɪˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi-)n.
1. an act or instance of denouncing.
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.
[1540–50; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | denunciation - a public act of denouncing speech act - the use of language to perform some act excoriation - severe censure diatribe, fulmination - thunderous verbal attack damnation - the act of damning curse, execration, condemnation - an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group |
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denunciation
noun
1. condemnation, criticism, accusation, censure, stick (slang), invective, character assassination, stigmatization, castigation, obloquy, denouncement, fulmination a stinging denunciation of his critics
2. implication, accusation, indictment, incrimination, denouncement, inculpation Denunciation by family, friends and colleagues inevitably sowed distrust.
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denunciation
noun2. A charging of someone with a misdeed:
Law: indictment.
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Translations
إتِّهام، شَجْب
obžaloba
fordømmelse
feljelentés
fordæming; ákæra
açıkça suçlamaitham etme
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denunciation
[dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən] n [person, thing] → dénonciation fDenver boot [ˌdɛnvərˈbuːt] (US) n (= clamp) → sabot m (de Denver)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
denunciation
n (= accusation) → Anprangerung f, → Brandmarkung f; (= informing) → Denunziation f; (= condemnation) → Verurteilung f; (of treaty) → (Auf)kündigung f; the book is a sustained denunciation of … → das Buch ist eine einzige Anklage gegen …
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denounce
(diˈnauns) verb to accuse publicly (of a crime etc). He was denounced as a murderer.
denunciation (dinansiˈeiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.