declaration

[ dek-luh-rey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of declaring; announcement: a declaration of a dividend.

a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation: a declaration of war.

something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.

a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation: He posted the declaration in a public place.

Law.

a formal statement presenting the plaintiff's claim in an action.
a complaint.
a statement, especially by a witness.
a statement made to an official.

Cards.

Bridge. a bid, especially the successful bid.
the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.

a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.

OTHER WORDS FOR declaration

4 notice, bulletin; manifesto, edict.

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Origin of declaration

1300–50; Middle English declaracioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dēclārātiōn- (stem of dēclārātiō) explanation, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (past participle of dēclārāre to explain, declare; see -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM declaration

coun·ter·dec·la·ra·tion, nounnon·dec·la·ra·tion, nounpre·dec·la·ra·tion, nounre·dec·la·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby declaration

decl., declaim, declamation, declamatory, declarant, declaration, Declaration of Independence, declarative, declarative sentence, declarator, declaratory

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How to use declaration in a sentence

Which, of course, I recognize that at no point in volume one do they make any explicitly romantic declarations.
How Gideon the Ninth author Tamsyn Muir queers the space opera|Constance Grady|February 5, 2021|Vox
Now, the tides have turned toward quieter declarations of identity, particularly as young people embrace more fluid expressions of sexuality and gender.
T.J. Osborne Is Ready to Tell His Story|Sam Lansky|February 3, 2021|Time
He has not made similar declarations about employee vaccines, but emphasized the value of employee vaccinations in a video address Monday.
Schools Want COVID-19 Vaccines, But Not Necessarily Mandates|Ashly McGlone|January 27, 2021|Voice of San Diego
We’ve also been hearing declarations that a “science of reading” proves that employing phonics in a particular war is the best and right path to teach young children how to read.
Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read?|Valerie Strauss|January 26, 2021|Washington Post

The declaration makes it illegal for US citizens to own Xiaomi stock.
US declares Xiaomi a “Communist Chinese military company,” bans investments|Ron Amadeo|January 15, 2021|Ars Technica
Apart from the video, the Saraya Al-Khorasani group has made no official declaration that it is linked to Taghavi.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A declaration of candidacy signed by Cuomo was in the trunk of his car.
Mario Cuomo, a Frustrating Hero to Democrats, Is Dead at 82|Eleanor Clift|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Thanks to that meddling Franklin and the other editors, Jefferson thought his Declaration had been “mangled.”
Forget the Resolutions; Try a Few Declarations|Kevin Bleyer|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The tone of the declaration is radically different from “A few sentences.”
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The declaration adopted by the meeting was a bold step, but it did not a revolution make.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Huxley quotes with satirical gusto Dr. Wace's declaration as to the word "Infidel."
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
On the third day after the declaration of his recall, Ripperda took his official leave, and presented his son in his new office.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Through what ages has that declaration, not to be denied, ascended to cold and cruel skies?
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The declaration of war, or cessation thereof, used to be proclaimed in the market by the High Bailiff.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

British Dictionary definitions for declaration

declaration

/ (ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən) /

noun

an explicit or emphatic statement

a formal statement or announcement; proclamation

the act of declaring

the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court

law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditionsSee also statutory declaration

cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen

contract bridge the final contract

a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessmenta customs declaration

cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique

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