denouncement

transitive verb denounced, denouncing

1. to accuse publicly; inform against: to denounce an accomplice in crime
2. to condemn strongly as evil
3. to give formal notice of the ending of (a treaty, armistice, etc.)
4. Obsolete to announce, esp. in a menacing way

Origin: ME denouncen < OFr denoncier < L denuntiare: see denunciation