What does denuncia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word denuncia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use denuncia in Spanish.

The word denuncia in Spanish means report, complaint, complaint, report, report, announce, reveal, show, denounce, condemn, police report, social criticism. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word denuncia

report, complaint

nombre femenino (acusación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Presentó una denuncia por el robo de su bolso.
She filed a report for the theft of her bag.

complaint

nombre femenino (documento en el que consta la denuncia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con la denuncia por acoso en la mano fue a pedir una orden de alejamiento al juez.
With the harassment complaint in hand, she went to ask the judge for a restraining order.

report

verbo transitivo (delatar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sabía que su vecino había participado en el robo y lo denunció.
He knew his neighbour had been involved in a robbery and reported him to the police.

report, announce

verbo transitivo (anunciar, avisar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los sindicatos denunciaron el despido.
The unions reported the lay-off.

reveal, show

verbo transitivo (revelar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Sus palabras denuncian su actitud xenófoba.
His words reveal his xenophobia.

denounce, condemn

verbo transitivo (manifestar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Dickens denunció la injusticia del sistema en sus novelas.
Dickens condemned (or: denounced) the injustice of the system in his novels.

police report

locución nominal femenina (de delito, infracción) (crime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía me entregó una copia del acta de denuncia del robo de mi coche.
The police gave me a copy of the police report for my stolen car.

social criticism

locución nominal femenina (reclamo público)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El periodista arriesga su vida a diario por dedicarse a la denuncia social.
The reporter risks his life daily by engaging in social criticism.

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