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denunciation

[ dih-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn, -shee- ]

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.


denunciation

/ ɪˌʌԲɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzd·Գܲc·tDz noun
  • v··Գܲc·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of denunciation1

1540–50; < Latin ŧԳܲԳپپō- (stem of ŧԳܲԳپپō ), equivalent to ŧԳܲԳپ ( us ) ( denunciate ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

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But Rubio's team offered no evidence that Mahdawi is antisemitic, and did not bother to acknowledge his very public denunciation of antisemitism.

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So there will be no appetite for a royal denunciation over Canada.

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Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia expressed its "condemnation and denunciation" of the Israeli aid blockade, the foreign ministry said.

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The incident prompted denunciations from rights groups who have long condemned Mexican authorities for doing what they call “America’s dirty work” by detaining U.S.-bound migrants and often transporting them back to southern Mexico.

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We should not kid ourselves that denunciation is only possible in Putin’s Russia.

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