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Denunciation is defined as the act of condemning or accusing in public, or giving formal notice of the end of an agreement.

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An example of a denunciation is publicly telling the evil doings of an elected official.
An example of a denunciation is to send a written notice to students that a previous agreement to honor lower prices for excellent grades is no longer going to be honored.

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noun

the act of denouncing

Origin: ME denunciacioun < L denuntiatio < denuntiatus, pp. of denuntiare, to announce, denounce < de-, intens. + nuntiare, announce

Related Forms:

denunciatory adjective or denunciative

See denunciation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or an instance of denouncing, especially a public condemnation or censure.
The act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English denunciacioun

Origin: , from Latin dēnūntiātiō, dēnūntiātiōn-

Origin: , from dēnūntiātus

Origin: , past participle of dēnūntiāre, to announce; see denounce

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Related Forms:

de·nunˈci·aˌtive (-āˌtĭv, -ə-tĭv), de·nunˈci·a·toˌry (-ə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective

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