Definitions for DECLARATION
ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃəndec·la·ra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. declarationnoun

   a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

2. declarationnoun

   (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

   "his declaration of innocence"

3. declarationnoun

   a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

4. contract, declarationnoun

   (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

5. announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declarationnoun

   a formal public statement

   "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"

6. resolution, declaration, resolvenoun

   a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. declarationnoun

   A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.

2. declarationnoun

   A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

3. declarationnoun

   The act or process of declaring.

4. declarationnoun

   The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

5. declarationnoun

   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. declarationnoun

   The specification of a variables type

7. Etymology: declaracion, from déclaration, from declarationem, corresponding to

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Declarationnoun

   Etymology: from declare.

   1. A proclamation or affirmation; oral expression; publication.

   His promises are nothing else but declarations, what God will do for the good of men. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 2.

   Though wit and learning are certain and habitual perfections of the mind, yet the declaration of them, which alone brings the repute, is subject to a thousand hazards. South.

   There are no where so plain and full declarations of his mercy and love to the sons of men, as are made in the gospel. John Tillotson, Sermon 5.

   2. An explanation of something doubtful. Obsolete.3. [In law.]Declaration (declaratio) is properly the shewing forth, or laying out, of an action personal in any suit, though it is used sometimes for both personal and real actions. John Cowell

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. declaration

   A declaration is a formal or explicit statement, announcement, or assertion about something. It is often a written summary or public announcement that proclaims, explains, or makes known certain ideas, views, decisions, or facts to a certain group or the general public. It can also refer to a legal or official statement made by a person or organization about a particular issue, especially in law or government.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. Declarationnoun

   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. Declarationnoun

   that which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal

3. Declarationnoun

   the document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington)

4. Declarationnoun

   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

5. Etymology: [F. dclaration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Declaration

   Declaration is the tenth studio album from Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman. It was released on September 25, 2001 by Sparrow Records and it has been certified Gold. The national concert tour that followed featured Nichole Nordeman as the opening act and traveled to over 70 cities in 2002. The tour featured a re-telling of the story of five missionaries who were killed by the Huaorani people in 1956 while working in Ecuador. Each night after the story, Steven introduced Steve Saint and Mincaye as his guests on-stage. On Declaration, Mincaye can be heard chanting in his native language at the end of "No Greater Love".

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. declaration

   A written expression of choice, fact, opinion or belief.

   The universal declaration of human rights is vital for humanity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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   declaration

   The act and process of to declare.

   The tax return had a declaration as a facet of the process that you had to type your name to say you have submitted truthful and honest information.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Document
   • Law
   • Statement
   • Testimony

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DECLARATION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4366

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DECLARATION' in Nouns Frequency: #1663

Anagrams for DECLARATION »

1. redactional

How to pronounce DECLARATION?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DECLARATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DECLARATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DECLARATION in a Sentence

1. Maryam Rajavi:

   From the outset we have rejected this reactionary and bellicose policy and seek amicable relations with the rest of our neighbors to confront this regime, the Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps must be designated as a foreign terrorist group and evicted from the region. More sanctions need to be imposed on the regime. the Iranian people long for freedom and democracy, equality, and an advanced society. Moreover the Iranian people demand an overthrow of this regime, she said. Rajavi has called on international organizations to expel Iran because of its support of terrorism, restore sanctions on some officials and start war crimes prosecutions for those that she says are responsible for massacring civilians. Iran, however considers the N.C.R.I a terrorist organization, a claim the group rejects. The N.C.R.I says the regime has executed more than 120,000 of its followers who oppose the regime. Mrs. Rajavi alluded to America’s July 4th Independence Day, and the rights secured in the Declaration of Independence.

2. Miha Hribenik:

   Once the cameras are switched off and the enthusiasm over Friday's summit declaration -- which promises a peaceful and nuclear-free Korean peninsula -- subsides, both sides will need to roll up their sleeves and get to work, we continue to maintain our long-standing view that North Korea under Kim Jong Un has no intention of unilaterally denuclearizing without the kind of security guarantees North Korea and the US can not realistically provide.

3. Albert Gallatin:

   The whole of the Bill of Rights is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of.

4. Michel Aoun:

   What happened is equal to a declaration of war and gives us the right to defend our sovereignty, independence, and the safety of our land, we are people who seek peace and not war, and we dont accept that anyone to threatens us though any means.

5. Erin Beth Harrist:

   We're really just asking for a declaration that the exclusion of farmworker from the definition of employee is unconstitutional.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DECLARATION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Declaration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DECLARATION
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DECLARATION
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DECLARATION