1. proclamation, statement. declaration\dec`la*ra"tion\ , n. [f. déclaration, fr. l. declaratio, fr. declarare. see:
declare.].
2. 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.
3. that which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal. declarations of mercy and love in the gospel.
4. 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.
5. (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.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.declaration n.
6. emphatic or explicit statement.
7. unsworn statement in a legal transaction.
8. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn: resolution, resolve].
9. 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.
10. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
11. The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence.
12. 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.
13. See Count, n., 3. a statement that is emphatic and explicit unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties.
14. 1. A declaration is an official announcement or statement. They will sign the declaration tomorrow The opening speeches sounded more like declarations of war than offerings of peace.
15. A declaration is a firm, emphatic statement which shows that you have no doubts about what you are saying. declarations of undying love.
16. A declaration is a written statement about something which you have signed and which can be used as evidence in a court of law. On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery. Balfour Declaration Breda Declaration of Declaration of Independence Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Universal Declaration of Human Rights Virginia Declaration of Rights.