Declaration

What do we mean by declaration?

An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written. noun

The act or process of declaring. noun

A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty. noun

A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition. noun

An unsworn statement of facts that is admissible as evidence. noun

A bid, especially the final bid of a hand in certain card games. noun

A clearing up; that which makes plain; explanation. noun

A positive or formal statement in regard to anything; affirmation; explicit assertion; avowal; publication; proclamation. noun

That which is proclaimed or declared; specifically, the document or instrument by which an announcement or assertion is formally made: as, the Declaration of Independence. noun

In law: At common law, the pleading in which the plaintiff formally presents the allegations on which he bases his claim for relief in a civil action: now more commonly called complaint. noun

In the criminal law of Scotland, the account which a prisoner who has been apprehended on suspicion of having committed a crime gives of himself, to be taken down in writing, on his examination. noun

A confession of faith or doctrine: as, the Auburn Declaration; the Savoy Declaration, etc. noun

In card-playing, an announcement or meld; in bridge, specifically, the naming of the trump suit by the dealer. Sometimes called the make. noun

The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, except when contraband; noun

Neutral goods, except when contraband, are not liable to capture under an enemy's flag; noun

Blockades to be binding must be effective. The United States refused to accept the first of these, but concurred in the others. noun

The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition noun

That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal. noun

The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation. noun

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.

The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

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.

The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

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