About The Word Declaration
![Bay Area Crosswords Bay Area Crosswords](/images/bayareacrosswords.jpg)
Learn about the word Declaration to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Declaration definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Declaration
![Declaration Meaning & Definition Declaration Meaning & Definition](/images/wordmeaningdefinition.jpg)
Declaration Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of Declaration?
[n] a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
[n] a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) [n] a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" [n] (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" [n] (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make [n] a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties Synonyms | Synonyms for Declaration: announcement | annunciation | contract | proclamation | resolution | resolve Related Terms | Find terms related to Declaration: acceptance | acknowledgment | address | admission | advertisement | affidavit | affirmance | affirmation | allegation | allowance | announcement | annunciation | answer | apostrophe | appointment | appreciation | assertion | asseveration | attest | attestation | averment | avouchment | avowal | bill | bill of complaint | brevet | broadcast | bull | bulletin board | circular | claim | comment | communication | communique | complaint | compurgation | concession | conclusion | confession | confession of faith | crack | creed | declaration of faith | decree | decree-law | decreement | decretal | decretum | deposition | dictum | diktat | disclosure | edict | edictum | encyclical | enunciation | exclamation | expression | fiat | greeting | information | instrument in proof | interjection | ipse dixit | law | legal evidence | libel | manifesto | mention | narratio | nolle prosequi | nonsuit | note | notice | notification | observation | ordinance | ordonnance | Parthian shot | phrase | position | position paper | positive declaration | predicate | predication | proclamation | profession | program | programma | promulgation | pronouncement | pronunciamento | proposition | protest | protestation | public notice | publication | question | recognition | reflection | remark | report | rescript | revelation | rule | ruling | say | saying | say-so | senatus consult | senatus consultum | sentence | stance | stand | statement | statement of facts | subjoinder | sworn evidence | sworn statement | sworn testimony | testimonial | testimonium | testimony | thought | ukase | utterance | vouch | white book | white paper | witness | word See Also | assertion | asseveration | averment | bastardization | bid | bidding | bridge | Declaration of Independence | dictum | document | edict | joint resolution | manifesto | papers | postulation | predication | promulgation | pronouncement | pronunciamento | protestation | say-so | statement | testimony | threat | written document Declaration In Webster's Dictionary \Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, fr. L.
declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.]
1. 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. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement;
distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.
--Tillotson.
3. 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. --Buckle.
4. (Law) 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.
{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. --Abbott.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Seethe ‐ boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [v] foam as if boiling;…
- Pair formation ‐ the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and…
- Asphodelus ‐ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike…
- Nudist ‐ a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion…
- Tourism ‐ the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a…
- Hart ‐ male red deer [n] United States lyricist who collaborated with…
- Co- ‐ a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains…
- Sonic delay line ‐ a delay line based on the time of propagation of…
- Car company ‐ a company that makes and sells…
- Pot liquor ‐ the liquid in which vegetables or meat have…