declaration (ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
Usage examples
The army, who stood to benefit from this official declaration of hospitality, gave three cheers.
, Somewhere East of Life (1994)France and Russia have threatened to veto any declaration , saying the inspectors need more time.
New Scientist (2003)The Labour leader, Mr Ruairi Quinn, said the Taoiseach should put his proposed declaration on neutrality into the public arena.
Irish Times (2002)'I'm only 12 hours away from the declaration of the result.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She was under no illusion that her `poor little brother' had been `forced to sign the declaration ' by Simon.
, THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)