declaration
/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun
Forms declarations
- noun An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- noun (now rare) Specifically, a declaration of love.
- noun A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- noun The act or process of declaring.
- noun (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- noun (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.
- noun (programming) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Synonyms
avowal notice statement profession contract announcement proclamation annunciation resolution resolve
Etymology
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.
- noun That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
Etymology [F. déclaration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “declaration”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details