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declaration definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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