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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Declaration \Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, fr. L.
     declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement;
        distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.
                                                    --Tillotson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The document or instrument containing such statement or
        proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now
        preserved in Washington).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble
              Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the
              nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of
              every royal palace.                   --Buckle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Law) That part of the process or pleadings in which the
        plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of
        complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case
        containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See Declaration
        of Independence in the vocabulary. See also under
        Independence.
  
     Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights,
        under Bill.
  
     Declaration of trust (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee
        of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for
        the purposes and upon the terms set forth. --Abbott.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Declaration \Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, fr. L.
     declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement;
        distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
  
              Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.
                                                    --Tillotson.
  
     3. The document or instrument containing such statement or
        proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now
        preserved in Washington).
  
              In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble
              Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the
              nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of
              every royal palace.                   --Buckle.
  
     4. (Law) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets
        forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the
        narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or
        counts. See Count, n., 3.
  
     Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under
        Independence.
  
     Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights,
        under Bill.
  
     Declaration of trust (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee
        of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for
        the purposes and upon the terms set forth. --Abbott.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  declaration
       n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or
            written)
       2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in
          a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"
       3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
       4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract
          setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
          [syn: contract]
       5: a formal public statement; "the government made an
          announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a
          declaration of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation,
           annunciation]
       6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn:
          resolution, resolve]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 κήρυξη
     2 διακήρυξη
     3 (ετ προγρ en) δήλωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     n.
     1 A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief,
  etc.
     2 A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. ''customs
  declaration.''
     3 The act or process of declare.
     4 (lb en cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of
  declaring an innings closed.
     5 (lb en legal) 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.
     6 (lb en computing) The specification of an object, such as a
  variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily
  describing its contents.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     n.
     1 A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief,
  etc.
     2 A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. ''customs
  declaration.''
     3 The act or process of declare.
     4 (lb en cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of
  declaring an innings closed.
     5 (lb en legal) 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.
     6 (lb en computing) The specification of an object, such as a
  variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily
  describing its contents.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     n.
     1 A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief,
  etc.
     2 A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. ''customs
  declaration.''
     3 The act or process of declare.
     4 (lb en cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of
  declaring an innings closed.
     5 (lb en legal) 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.
     6 (lb en computing) The specification of an object, such as a
  variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily
  describing its contents.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     n.
     1 A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief,
  etc.
     2 A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. ''customs
  declaration.''
     3 The act or process of declare.
     4 (lb en cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of
  declaring an innings closed.
     5 (lb en legal) 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.
     6 (lb en computing) The specification of an object, such as a
  variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily
  describing its contents.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  declaration
     Englanti n.
     julistus

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  declaration /dˌɛkləɹˈeɪʃən/
  1. verklaring
  2. aangifte

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  declaration /dˌɛkləɹˈeɪʃən/
  beginselverklaring

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Declaration /dˌɛkləɹˈeɪʃən/
  الإعلان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  declaration //ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən// 
  1. деклари́ране, заявя́ване
  act or process of declaring
  2. деклара́ция
  list of items for various legal purposes
  3. деклара́ция, заявле́ние, изявле́ние
  written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief