denunciation

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DENUNCIATION, noun 1. Publication; proclamation; annunciation; preaching; as a faithful denunciation of the gospel. 2. Solemn or formal declaration, accompanied with a menace; or the declaration of intended evil; proclamation of a threat; a public menace; as a denunciation of war, or of wrath.
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