DENUNCIATION

denunciation, denouncement

(noun) a public act of denouncing

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

denunciation (countable and uncountable, plural denunciations)

Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.

The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.

That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.

Source: Wiktionary

De*nun`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.]

1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.] Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage. Bp. Hall.

2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.

3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment. Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition