Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage.
--Bp. Hall.
2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the
act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly
arraigning; arraignment.
3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil;
public menace or accusation; arraignment.
Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error.
--Motley.