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 […]