II.. as law-term, denunciation, the first step in a prosecution, esp. in a δίκη ψευδομαρτυριῶν, brought against the witness of a διαμαρτυρία (q.v.), “τῇ ἐ. τῶν ψευδομαρτυριῶν” D.47.51; Charondas πρῶτος ἐποίησε τὴν ἐ. Arist.Pol.1274b7; τούτων τὰς ἐ. εἶναι theirs shall be the right of ἐ., D.47.72.
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