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declaration

dec·la·ra·tion [ dèklə ráysh'n ] (plural dec·la·ra·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. formal statement: a formal document giving explicit details such as the terms of a business agreement or plan, or information on goods or assets for tax purposes

2. official proclamation: an emphatic formal public statement, especially by a government or public body

3. making of declaration: the process or act of declaring something in an official or public way

4. law unsworn but solemn legal statement: a formal statement of facts that is allowed in a legal case in place of a statement made under oath

5. law plaintiff's official written claim: a formal document in which a plaintiff lays out precise details of the circumstances leading to the legal action being taken

6. card games announcement of bid: in bridge, the act of naming a suit as trump or of declaring no-trump by the player who makes the final bid

[14th century. < Latin declaration-< past participle of declarane (see declare)]
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