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

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Webster Dictionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

Freebase(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

2. 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

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. Alejandro Encinas:

   These sorts of excesses, evidence of falsehood in his declaration of assets ... are incredibly serious.

2. Supreme Court:

   As such, the court does not have jurisdiction to make a declaration of incompatibility (with human rights law) in this case.

3. Hilary Nemchik:

   Deputy City Attorney Brooker’s statement regarding Mr. Millete being a person of interest related to information contained in a declaration our Office agreed to have unsealed by the court, the City Attorney’s primary concern is the protection of the Millete children, which is why we opposed efforts to publicly release an image depicting a child. Our Office successfully argued that the image be heavily redacted so that children are not identified or exposed to harm.

4. Erin Beth Harrist:

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

5. Fumie Sakamoto:

   The Japanese government has not done a great deal to control the infection, i would expect the (infection) numbers will get bigger in the coming days, and the emergency declaration should have come earlier, probably during December or November.

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