declarant

American  

[dih-klair-uhnt] / dɪˈklɛər ənt /

noun

1. a person who declares or makes a declaration or statement.

2. Law. a person who is not a citizen of the Unied States and who has formally declared their intention before a court of record to become a citizen of the U.S.

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declarant British  

/ dɪˈklɛərənt /

noun

1. law a person who makes a declaration

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Etymology

Origin of declarant

First recorded in 1675–85; declare + -ant

Example Sentences

For example, there's an exception to the hearsay rule for “a statement describing or explaining an event or condition, made while or immediately after the declarant perceived it.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2019

NBC News later reported that the apparent declarant had said Avenatti "twisted her words."

From Fox News • Oct. 8, 2019

The declarant must file a separate document attesting to the veracity of the sworn statement.

From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018

And still more so when the argument is for punishing more gravely the enemy of the declarant.

From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous

The declarant admitted a criminal intrigue with an individual whose name she desired to conceal.

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir