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Webster 1913 Edition
Delation
De-la′tion
,Noun.
[L.
delatio
accusation: cf. F. délation
.] 1.
Conveyance.
[Obs. or Archaic]
In
delation
of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. Bacon.
2.
(Law)
Accusation by an informer.
Milman.
Webster 1828 Edition
Delation
DELATION
, n.1.
Carriage; conveyance; as the delation of sound.2.
To accuse; to inform against; that is, to bear a charge against.