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Definition of: denunciation
(di·nun′sē·ā′shən, -shē-) noun
1. The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment; arraignment.
2. The declaration of a threatening purpose; the proclamation of impending and deserved evil; a menace.
3. The denouncing of a treaty.
4. Obs. A formal announcement; proclamation. See synonyms under OATH, REPROOF.
—de·nun′ci·a′tive adjective
—de·nun′ci·a′tive·ly adverb
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