delation
See also: délation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈleɪʃn̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /diˈleɪʃn̩/
Noun
[edit]delation (countable and uncountable, plural delations)
- (obsolete) Conveyance.
- (law) An accusation or charge brought against someone, especially by an informer; the act of accusing someone.
- 1858, John Addington Symonds, Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2[1]:
- Some curious circumstances respecting delation, prison life, and autos da fe are here minutely recorded.
- 1789, Edward Gibbon, The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire[2]:
- Such public defiance might become Valentinian; but it could leave no room for the unworthy delation of the philosopher Maximus, which supposes some more private offence, (Zosimus, l. iv. p. 200, 201.)
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 253:
- A wise woman who was popular with her neighbours might escape delation; whereas one who had fallen out with them might find herself accused not just of charming, but even of black witchcraft.
- 2012, Bradford E. Hinze, Chapter 1: A Decade of Disciplining Theologians, Richard R. Gaillardetz (editor), When the Magisterium Intervenes, Liturgical Press (Michael Glazier), page 9,
- Delations frequently come from a local bishop, but there have been cases where vigilante groups (e.g., Catholics United for the Faith) and individuals have complained about a theologian's writings or lectures.
Synonyms
[edit]- (accusation): accusation, denunciation
Translations
[edit]accusation — see also accusation