declaration

noun

1. the act of declaring; announcement
2. a thing declared
3. a formal statement; proclamation
4. a statement of taxable goods: a declaration at the customs office
5. Card Games
   1. meld
   2. a bid in bridge, esp. the winning bid
6. Law
   1. a statement of the plaintiff's cause for complaint in a court action
   2. an unsworn statement, made out of court, which may be admissible in evidence under certain circumstances

Origin: ME declaracioun < OFr declaration < L declaratio