open condemnation; censure; denouncing a charge or accusation of crime made by an individual before a public prosecutor or tribunal a formal announcement of the termination of a treaty
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de•nun•ci•a•tion /dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən, -ʃi-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- an act or instance of denouncing: [countable]a denunciation of dishonest government.[uncountable]a lot of lies and denunciation.
de•nun•ci•a•tion
(di nun′sē ā′shən, -shē-),USA pronunciation n.
- an act or instance of denouncing;
public censure or condemnation. - an accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal.
- notice of the termination or the renouncement of an international agreement or part thereof.
- [Archaic.]warning of impending evil;
threat.
- Latin dēnuntiātiōn- (stem of dēnuntiātiō), equivalent. to dēnuntiāt(us) (see denunciate) + -iōn- -ion
- 1540–50
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