On his arrival, he denounced the shooting as "a criminal act" against innocents, but did not mention narcotics traffickers.

This was denounced as a "despicable act" by China.

The vote has been denounced by city businessmen and officials as an act of racism.

These resolutions denounced secession as an act of treason.

President Reagan denounces the incident as "an act of barbarism."

Mr. Buckman has denounced the charges as an act of vengeance.

The European Parliament denounced the plan as "a clear act of racial discrimination" and asked the Italian government not to continue.

"We have denounced the entire incident as an act of barbarity," he said.

Nonetheless, China denounced the invasion as a "shameless act."

But he denounced the death penalty as an act of vengeance that was not only inappropriate for government to indulge in, but also ineffective.