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

But if you listen to the score, right from the opening moments composer Umberto Smerilli makes a bold declaration about what kind of movie it is: nervy, tempestuous, winking and just a little bit melodramatic.

From Los Angeles Times

President-elect Donald Trump said his plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve a national emergency declaration and the military.

From Los Angeles Times

Several officers said in anonymous declarations earlier this year that they were forced to add extra security at their homes and pay for online services to scrub their identities from internet searches.

From Los Angeles Times

Under the proposed legislation, it would also be illegal to pressure or coerce someone into making a declaration that they wish to end their life.

From BBC

While Fuentes' original post received a wave of condemnation, it has also encouraged like-minded people to issue their own declarations on social media.

From Salon