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Webster 1913 Edition
Declaration
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)
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 , 3.
Count
, Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Declaration
DECLARA'TION
, n.Definition 2024
declaration
declaration
See also: déclaration
English
Noun
declaration (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.
- (law) 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 a variable's type.
Quotations
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
Synonyms
- (act or process of declaring): notice
- (list of items for legal purposes): notice, statement
- (written or oral indication): avowal, notice, statement
Related terms
Hyponyms
- (computing): forward declaration
Translations
written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
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list of items for various legal purposes
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act or process of declaring
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(cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed
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specification of a variables type
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See also
External links
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declaration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia