Definition of denunciation
: an act of denouncing the denunciation of violence the denunciation of one's enemies their denunciation of him as a spy; especially : a public condemnation drew strong denunciations from world leaders
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The attack drew strong denunciations from leaders around the world.
the official denunciation of the congresswoman's actions before the full house
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The street marches planned for the summit - emulating the forceful dissent seen at past G-20 gatherings - cover a range of issues, including calls for environmental protection, denunciations of ethnic nationalism and opposition to free trade.
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After all, President Trump didn't seem to take the gas threat seriously, ignoring it in his tweets in favor of more denunciations of the Russia probe.
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They were joined in denunciations by leaders from other faiths, including the Jewish community.
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Revelations about the CIA practices, which were a radical departure for the United States, set off global denunciations and bitter divisions at home.
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For us, the fight against slavery can't be reduced to solely writing a denunciation.
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Trump issued a blistering denunciation of Cuba’s communist government on Friday.
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The denunciation did not come easily for the convention, which was founded in the 1840s after leading Baptist societies prevented southern slaveholders from becoming missionaries.
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The president delivered a fiery denunciation of the existing flight-monitoring system and urged Congress to place it under a nonprofit corporation funded by new fees.
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Origin and Etymology of denunciation
see denounce
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: a public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something as being bad or wrong : a statement that denounces something or someone
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