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declaration

/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

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What does declaration mean?

noun

  1. An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
  2. A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
  3. The act or process of declaring.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
  2. In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
  3. The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
  4. (archaic) Specifically, a declaration of love.

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If there is any thing exceptionable, it must be sought for in the specific powers upon which this general declaration is predicated.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Aid is considered to have been committed when agreements are initialed by the parties involved and constitute a formal declaration of intent.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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In the process of his declaration he soon realised that Carrie took his love upon a higher basis than he had anticipated.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
The declaration thus published did not bear the names of the members, for as yet, it had not been signed by them.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
I said, “My dear, here’s Doctor Strong has positively been and made you the subject of a handsome declaration and an offer.”
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766