declaration

dec·la·ra·tion

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noun

The definition of a declaration is a formal announcement.

An example of a declaration is a government's statement about a new law.

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declaration

the act of declaring; announcement
a thing declared
a formal statement; proclamation
a statement of taxable goods: a declaration at the customs office
Card Games
1. meld
2. a bid in bridge, esp. the winning bid
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 of declaration

Middle English declaracioun from Old French declaration from Classical Latin declaratio

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declaration

noun

An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written.
The act or process of declaring.
A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty.
Law
a. A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.
b. An unsworn statement of facts that is admissible as evidence.
Games
a. A bid, especially the final bid of a hand in certain card games.
b. A meld.

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Noun

(plural declarations)

A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
The act or process of declaring.
(cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
(law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff’s cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
(computing) The specification of a variables type

Origin

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

See also: déclaration

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declaration - Computer Definition

In programming, an instruction or statement that defines some type of program element (fields, variables, functions, arrays, etc.), as well as resources. Declarations do not generally create executable code. More often, they describe the structures in the program so that the compiler knows how to deal with them.

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declaration - Legal Definition

n

A statement made in connection with a case or legal matter, or intended to have a formal status or effect.
A written document, synonymous in some jurisdictions with affidavit and in others (although antiquated) with complaint.
A written document governing rights and obligations among property owners, as in declaration of condominium or declaration of covenants and restrictions.

declaration against interest

A statement that is assumed to be truthful because it is contrary to the declarant’s self-interest when made, and is therefore admissible in court as an exception to the hearsay rule.

dying declaration

A statement that is assumed to be truthful because it is made by an individual aware of impending death (and thus thought to have no incentive to lie), and that is therefore admissible in court as an exception to the hearsay rule.