delation [
di'leiʃən]
n. 控告, 公布(罪行), 告发
[法] 告发, 弹劾, 控诉
Delation \De*la"tion\, n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F.
d['e]lation.]
1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]
In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them
preserveth them. --Bacon.
2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. --Milman.