declaration

[dek-luh-rey-shuhn]

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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.

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

Related formscoun·ter·dec·la·ra·tion, nounnon·dec·la·ra·tion, nounpre·dec·la·ra·tion, nounre·dec·la·ra·tion, noun

Synonyms for declaration

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4. notice, bulletin; manifesto, edict.

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Related Words for declaration

enunciation, saying, bomb, disclosure, communication, profession, pitch, spiel, announcement, story, acknowledgment, promulgation, revelation, admission, exposition, avowal, answer, presentation, notice, statement

Examples from the Web for declaration

Contemporary Examples of declaration

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
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
The tone of the declaration is radically different from “A few sentences.”
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution
Michael Zantovsky
December 6, 2014
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
The declaration of war against ISIS, then, would seem to be a logical next step.
Rand Paul Declares War on ISIS—and Allows Boots on the Ground
Olivia Nuzzi
November 24, 2014

Historical Examples of declaration

It was matured and continued by the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
In 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, they both died.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
And how was this to be done, after such a declaration from both my uncles?
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)
Samuel Richardson
Mr. Mayor was therefore informed that the declaration would not be read.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
The declaration, simple as it was, aroused the official to new indignation.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana

British Dictionary definitions for declaration

declaration

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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Word Origin and History for declaration

mid-14c., "action of stating," from Old French declaration, from Latin declarationem (nominative declaratio), noun of action from past participle stem of declarare (see declare). Meaning "proclamation, public statement" is from 1650s. Declaration of independence is recorded from 1776 (the one by the British American colonies seems to be the first so called; though the phrase is not in the document itself, it was titled that from the first in the press).