denuntiatio

denuntiatio (di-n[schwa]n-shee-ay-shee-oh), n. [Latin]

1. Roman & civil law. A declaration intended to protect or set in motion the enforcement of the declarer’s right; esp., a report of a crime.

2. Hist. A summons; a public notice.

3. Scots law. The Crown’s public denunciation of a debtor as a rebel and an outlaw when the debtor has disobeyed an order to pay. Pl. denuntiationes.

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译员张宏，知名法学院法律翻译专业，专注翻译各种与调查与白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。