endeixis
A legal procedure in Ancient Greece in which a wrongdoer is denounced to the magistrate.
historical
Thus, the endeixis was the proper form in the case of persons banished for the crime of homicide; of habitual contemners of religion who were caught intruding at any sacred rite; and mroe especially of public debtors who had wrongfully appropriated public funds. In all these cases the guilt to the accused was presumed, unless he could show grounds entitling him to a hearing and to a regular trial.
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔνδειξις (éndeixis). See endeictic.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry endeixis (CC BY-SA 4.0).