DENOUNCEMENT

denunciation, denouncement

(noun) a public act of denouncing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

denouncement (countable and uncountable, plural denouncements)

An act of denouncing; a denunciation

A solemn or formal declaration

Source: Wiktionary


De*nounce"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. denoncement.]

Definition: Solemn, official, or menacing announcement; denunciation. [Archaic] False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of his curse. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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