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DECLARATION
resolution, declaration, resolve
(noun) a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
declaration
(noun) a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration
(noun) a formal public statement; “the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war”; “a declaration of independence”
declaration
(noun) (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; “his declaration of innocence”
contract, declaration
(noun) (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
declaration
(noun) a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
declaration (countable and uncountable, plural declarations)
A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
The act or process of declaring.
(cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
(legal) 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.
(computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Synonyms
• (act or process of declaring): notice
• (list of items for legal purposes): notice, statement
• (written or oral indication): avowal, notice, statement
Hyponyms
• (computing): forward declaration
Anagrams
• indacaterol, redactional
Source: Wiktionary
Dec`la*ra"tion, n. Etym: [F. déclaration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.]
1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.
2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal. Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel. Tillotson.
3. The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington). In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace. Buckle.
4. (Law)
Definition: That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3. Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under Independence.
– Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights, under Bill.
– Declaration of trust (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for the purposes and upon the terms set forth. Abbott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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