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declaration
[ dek-luh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of declaring; announcement:
a declaration of a dividend.
- a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation:
a declaration of war.
- something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.
- a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation:
He posted the declaration in a public place.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Law.
- a formal statement presenting the plaintiff's claim in an action.
- a complaint.
- a statement, especially by a witness.
- a statement made to an official.
- Cards.
- Bridge. a bid, especially the successful bid.
- the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.
- a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.
declaration
/ ˌɛəˈɪʃə /
noun
- an explicit or emphatic statement
- a formal statement or announcement; proclamation
- the act of declaring
- the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court
- law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions See also statutory declaration
- cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen
- contract bridge the final contract
- a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessment
a customs declaration
- cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique
Other Word Forms
- dzܲt·l·tDz noun
- ԴDzd··tDz noun
- d··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of declaration1
Example Sentences
More than 250 offences across 117 laws penalise delays in filing documents - everything from wealth and property tax returns to gift declarations, the report finds.
The cardinal - in red mozzetta and cassock - is shown blessing the body of the late Pope during the rite of the declaration of death.
However, Zelensky said Ukraine saw hundreds of attacks and drone launches on Sunday and that Putin's declaration of a truce amounted to a "PR" exercise.
He has also appointed a committee to work on a constitutional declaration, which laid out Syria's future over a five-year transitional period.
That pause, known as mortgage forbearance, would apply only to federally backed loans in areas where a federal disaster declaration has been signed by the president, said Chu, who represents Altadena.
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