Delation \De*la"tion\, n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F. d['e]lation.]

1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]

In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. --Bacon.

2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. --Milman.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)