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com·mi·na·tion

C0509800 (kŏm′ə-nā′shən)n. A formal denunciation.

[Middle English comminacioun, from Latin comminātiō, comminātiōn-, from comminātus, past participle of comminārī, to threaten : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + minārī, to threaten; see menace.]

com·min′a·to′ry (kə-mĭn′ə-tôr′ē, kŏm′ĭ-nə-) adj.

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comminatory - containing warning of punishmentdenunciative, denunciatoryinculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to

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adj containing warning of punishment

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