Denunciation

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".

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.

See also

• Denunciation (penology)
• Delator
• Stop Snitchin'
• Witch hunt

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. Vol. XIII. Northwestern University Press. pp. 92–111. ISBN 978-0-8101-3768-4.