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Meaning of 'declaration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Declaration [ n.]
- 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.
- That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
- The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).
- 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.

Meaning of 'declaration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . declaration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a formal public statement
Example in sentence:
  • a declaration of independence;
  • the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
Meaning (2):
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
Example in sentence:
  • his declaration of innocence

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