Declaration Definition

dĕklə-rāshən
declarations
noun
declarations
The act of declaring; announcement.
Webster's New World
A thing declared.
Webster's New World
A formal statement; proclamation.
Webster's New World
A statement of taxable goods.
A declaration at the customs office.
Webster's New World
A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.
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Other Word Forms of Declaration

Noun

Singular:
declaration
Plural:
declarations

Origin of Declaration

  • Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin declarationem, corresponding to declare +‎ -ation

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Declaration Sentence Examples

  • Xander heard her declaration of it being her last day.

  • On the occasion of the Metrical Congress, which met in Paris in 1872, he, however, successfully protested against the recognition of the Vatican delegate, Father Secchi, as a representative of a state, and obtained from Count de Rmusat, French foreign minister, a formal declaration that the presence of Father Secchi on that occasion could not constitute a diplomatic precedent.

  • Her words stuck in her throat at his declaration.

  • The immediate occasion of his imprisonment was a strongly worded declaration he had written a few days previously against the mass, the celebration of which, he heard, had been re-established at Canterbury.

  • Her heart was hammering at his casual declaration.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

Starts With D & Ends With NStarts With DE & Ends With NStarts With D & Ends With ON

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With D11 Letter Words Ending With N