declaration

[ dek-luh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of declaring; announcement:

   a declaration of a dividend.

2. a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation:

   a declaration of war.

3. something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.
4. a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation:

   He posted the declaration in a public place.

   Synonyms: edict, manifesto, bulletin, notice

5. Law.
   1. a formal statement presenting the plaintiff's claim in an action.
   2. a complaint.
   3. a statement, especially by a witness.
   4. a statement made to an official.
6. Cards.
   1. Bridge. a bid, especially the successful bid.
   2. the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.
7. a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.

declaration

/ ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. an explicit or emphatic statement
2. a formal statement or announcement; proclamation
3. the act of declaring
4. the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court
5. law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions See also statutory declaration
6. cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen
7. contract bridge the final contract
8. a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessment

   a customs declaration

9. cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique

Other Words From

• counter·decla·ration noun
• nondec·la·ration noun
• predec·la·ration noun
• redec·la·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of declaration¹

1300–50; Middle English declaracioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin dēclārātiōn- (stem of dēclārātiō ) explanation, equivalent to dēclārāt ( us ) (past participle of dēclārāre to explain, declare; -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Despite the alleged promise, Grasso later submitted a written declaration on behalf of Colomey.

From Los Angeles Times

The additional declaration may swerve X’s guidelines but it doesn’t bypass the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority, which has reportedly begun monitoring Stake’s X campaign.

From Slate

In his announcement Tuesday, Trump said he expected the “major cuts and new efficiencies in bloated agencies” to be put in place by July 4, 2026 — a deadline coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

From Los Angeles Times

In August 2023, the declaration said, a suspect in the Mexican Mafia case sent a screenshot of the officer’s “Watch the Watchers” photo to a suspected gang associate asking whether they knew who the officer was.

From Los Angeles Times

It would make it illegal for someone to pressure, coerce or use dishonesty to get someone to make a declaration that they wish to end their life or to induce someone to self-administer an approved substance.

From BBC