declaration

the act of declaring; announcement.

a declaration of a dividend.

a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation.

a declaration of war.

something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.

a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation.

He posted the declaration in a public place.

Synonyms:

edict, manifesto, bulletin, notice

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.

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.

a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.

an explicit or emphatic statement

a formal statement or announcement; proclamation

the act of declaring

the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court

law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions See also statutory declaration

cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen

contract bridge the final contract

a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessment

a customs declaration

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