Denunciation

Denunciation (from Latin denuntiare, to denounce) is the act of publicly assigning blame of a perceived wrongdoing to a person with the hopes of bringing attention to it.[1]

For other uses, see Denunciation (disambiguation).
A "Lion's Mouth" postbox for anonymous denunciations at the Doge's Palace in Venice. Text translation: "Secret denunciations against anyone who will conceal favors and services or will collude to hide the true revenue from them".

See also

References
  1. "denounce". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

Further reading
  • Kubátová, Hana (2018). "Accusing and Demanding: Denunciations in Wartime Slovakia". In Skitolsky, Lissa; Glowacka, Dorota (eds.). New Approaches to an Integrated History of the Holocaust: Social History, Representation, Theory. Lessons and Legacies. XIII. Northwestern University Press. pp. 92–111. ISBN 978-0-8101-3768-4.


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