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dec·la·ra·tion (dek′lə rā′s̸hən)

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

Etymology: ME declaracioun < OFr declaration < L declaratio

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declaration Synonyms

declaration

n.

  1. An assertion

    announcement, avowal, statement, formal assertion, utterance, information, notification, affirmation, presentation, exposition, communication, disclosure, allegation, contention, explanation, revelation, answer, advertisement, saying, report, testimony, oath, expression, profession, admission, confession, enunciation, attestation, promulgation, remark, claim, protestation, acknowledgment; see also announcement 1.

    Antonyms denial*, negation*, equivocation. *

  2. A formal statement

    proclamation, profession, affirmation, manifesto, public announcement, pronouncement, pronunciamento, decree, edict, document, bulletin, bill, article, publication, broadcast, confirmation, ultimatum, notice, resolution, affidavit, testimony, charge, indictment, allegation, deposition, declaration of war, code, canon, bill of rights, constitution, plea, demurrer, creed, credo, article of faith, gospel, testament; see also announcement 2, communication 2.

    Antonyms retraction*, repudiation*, recantation.

  3. The act of announcing

    notification, expression, proclamation; see announcement 1, communication 1.


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declaration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • incompatibility: Judges can be expected to be wary of making a declaration of incompatibility that would be likely to lead to such major social change.

Converse of object

  • sign: All you have to do is sign the gift aid declaration on the bottom of the " Friends " Application form.

Adjective modifier

  • statutory: She asked for the three forms of statutory declaration.

Noun used with modifier

  • doctype: The PHP script starts with the usual doctype declaration.
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During my seven years in office,I was in love with seventeen million French women† I know this declaration will inspire irony and that English language readers will find it very French.

-Giscard d'Estaing,Vale¤  ry

When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir† America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned.

-King, Martin LutherJr

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