'Declaration' definitions:
Definition of 'declaration'
(from WordNet)
noun
A statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"
noun
A statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
noun
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [syn: contract, declaration]
noun
A formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration]
noun
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, declaration, resolve]
Definition of 'Declaration'
From: GCIDE
- Declaration \Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal. [1913 Webster]
- Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington). [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) That part of the process or pleadings 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. [1913 Webster]
- Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See Declaration of Independence in the vocabulary. See also 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'declaration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acceptance,
- acknowledgment,
- address,
- admission,
- advertisement,
- affidavit,
- affirmance,
- affirmation,
- allegation,
- allowance,
- announcement,
- annunciation,
- answer,
- apostrophe,
- appointment,
- appreciation,
- assertion,
- asseveration,
- attest,
- attestation,
- averment,
- avouchment,
- avowal,
- bill,
- bill of complaint,
- brevet,
- broadcast,
- bull,
- bulletin board,
- circular,
- claim,
- comment,
- communication,
- communique,
- complaint,
- compurgation,
- concession,
- conclusion,
- confession,
- confession of faith,
- crack,
- creed,
- declaration of faith,
- decree,
- decree-law,
- decreement,
- decretal,
- decretum,
- deposition,
- dictum,
- diktat,
- disclosure,
- edict,
- edictum,
- encyclical,
- enunciation,
- exclamation,
- expression,
- fiat,
- greeting,
- information,
- instrument in proof,
- interjection,
- ipse dixit,
- law,
- legal evidence,
- libel,
- manifesto,
- mention,
- narratio,
- nolle prosequi,
- nonsuit,
- note,
- notice,
- notification,
- observation,
- ordinance,
- ordonnance,
- Parthian shot,
- phrase,
- position,
- position paper,
- positive declaration,
- predicate,
- predication,
- proclamation,
- profession,
- program,
- programma,
- promulgation,
- pronouncement,
- pronunciamento,
- proposition,
- protest,
- protestation,
- public notice,
- publication,
- question,
- recognition,
- reflection,
- remark,
- report,
- rescript,
- revelation,
- rule,
- ruling,
- say,
- say-so,
- saying,
- senatus consult,
- senatus consultum,
- sentence,
- stance,
- stand,
- statement,
- statement of facts,
- subjoinder,
- sworn evidence,
- sworn statement,
- sworn testimony,
- testimonial,
- testimonium,
- testimony,
- thought,
- ukase,
- utterance,
- vouch,
- white book,
- white paper,
- witness,
- word
Words containing 'Declaration'
- Declarable,
- Declarant,
- Declarative,
- Declaratively,
- Declarator,
- Declare,
- Declared,
- Declaredly,
- Declarement,
- Declarer,
- Declaring,
- To declare off,
- Declaration of Independence,
- Declaration of rights,
- Declaration of trust,
- declarative mood,
- declarative sentence,
- declare oneself,
- To declare one's self,
- declaration of estimated tax