declaration
See also: déclaration
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
declaration (countable and uncountable, plural declarations)
- A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
- a declaration of love
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- The act or process of declaring.
- (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- (law) 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.
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Quotations Edit
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1:
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
Synonyms Edit
- (act or process of declaring): notice
- (list of items for legal purposes): notice, statement
- (written or oral indication): avowal, notice, statement
Hyponyms Edit
- (computing): forward declaration
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Translations Edit
written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
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list of items for various legal purposes
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act or process of declaring
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(cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed
specification of a variables type
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See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- declaration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams Edit
Middle French Edit
Noun Edit
declaration f (plural declarations)