declaration

dec·la·ra·tion

 (dĕk′lə-rā′shən)

n.

1. An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written.

2. The act or process of declaring.

3. A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty.

4. Law

a. A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.

b. An unsworn statement of facts that is admissible as evidence.

5. Games

a. A bid, especially the final bid of a hand in certain card games.

b. A meld.

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declaration

(ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən)

n

1. (Rhetoric) an explicit or emphatic statement

2. (Rhetoric) a formal statement or announcement; proclamation

3. (Rhetoric) the act of declaring

4. (Law) the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court

5. (Law) law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions. See also statutory declaration

6. (Cricket) cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen

7. (Bridge) contract bridge the final contract

8. (Accounting & Book-keeping) a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessment: a customs declaration.

9. (Card Games) cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique

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dec•la•ra•tion

(ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of declaring; announcement.

2. a formal statement; proclamation.

3. something that is announced or proclaimed.

4. a document containing an announcement or proclamation.

5. Law.

a. a formal statement of the plaintiff's claim in an action.

b. an unsworn statement that may be admissible as evidence.

6. a bid in bridge, esp. the successful bid.

7. a statement of goods, income, etc., subject to a duty or tax.

[1300–50; < Latin]

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declaration

Voluntary closure of an innings announced by the batting team’s captain before all ten wickets have fallen.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" bastardization - declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children" confession - a public declaration of your faith manifesto, pronunciamento - a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) dictum, pronouncement, say-so - an authoritative declaration assertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) protestation - a strong declaration of protest postulation, predication - (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
	2.	declaration - (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence" testimony - a solemn statement made under oath law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	declaration - a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
	4.	declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make contract bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law bidding, bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
	5.	declaration - a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" announcement, proclamation, annunciation statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" edict - a formal or authoritative proclamation promulgation - the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
	6.	declaration - a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote resolution, resolve document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) joint resolution - a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)

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declaration

noun

1. announcement, proclamation, decree, notice, manifesto, notification, edict, pronouncement, promulgation, pronunciamento The two countries will sign the declaration of peace tomorrow.

2. affirmation, profession, assertion, revelation, disclosure, manifestation, acknowledgment, protestation, avowal, attestation, averment declarations of undying love

3. statement, testimony, deposition, attestation I signed a declaration allowing my doctor to disclose my medical details.

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declaration

noun

1. The act of announcing:

announcement, annunciation, proclamation, promulgation, publication.

2. A public statement:

announcement, annunciation, edict, manifesto, notice, proclamation, pronouncement.

3. The act of asserting positively:

affirmation, allegation, assertion, asseveration, averment, claim, statement.

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Translations

إعْلان، تَصْريح

vyhlášeníprohlášení

=-erklæringerklæring

ErklärungKundgebungAngabeDeklaration

δήλωση

declaración

julistustiedoksianto

déclarationattestation

yfirlÿsing

dichiarazionemodulo di dichiarazione doganalearringa

declaratieverklaring

uttalelse

declaração

декларацияобъявлениепризнание

izjava

beyanduyuruilân

声明宣言

declaration

[ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃ^ən] n [love, war, independence] → déclaration fDeclaration of Independence n (US) the Declaration of Independence → la Déclaration d'indépendance

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declaration

n → Erklärung f; (Cards) → Ansage f; (Customs) → Deklaration f (form); declaration of intent → Absichtserklärung f; declaration of love → Liebeserklärung f; declaration of bankruptcy → Konkursanmeldung f; to make/sign a declaration → eine Erklärung abgeben/unterzeichnen; declaration of war → Kriegserklärung f; declaration of the results (Pol) → Bekanntgabe f → des Ergebnisses/der Ergebnisse

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declaration

[ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃ/ən] n → dichiarazione f

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declare

(diˈkleə) verb

1. to announce publicly or formally. War was declared this morning. verklaar يُعْلِن обявявам declarar vyhlásit erklären erklære; meddele κηρύσσω, ανακοινώνω επίσημα declarar välja kuulutama اعلام کردن؛ رسماً بیان کردن julistaa déclarer לְהָכרִיז घोषणा करना, विवरण देना javno dati na znanje, objaviti bejelent menyatakan lÿsa yfir dichiarare 宣言する 선언하다 (pa)skelbti pieteikt isytihakan verklarenerklære, forkynne, kunngjøreogłaszać اعلانول، څرګندول، بيا نول declarar a de­clara объявлять vyhlásiť napovedati objaviti förklara, tillkännage, deklarera ประกาศ ilân etmek 宣佈 оголошувати رسمی یا باضابطہ اعلان کرنا chính thức thông báo 宣布

2. to say firmly. 'I don't like him at all,' she declared. verklaar, bekend maak يُصَرِّح обявявам declarar prohlásit verkünden erklære δηλώνωpronunciarse kindlalt väitma بی پرده گفتن؛ تصریح کردن ilmoittaa déclarer לְהָצהִיר एलान करना, जताना izjaviti kijelent menegaskan lÿsa yfir; fullyrða dichiarare きっぱりと言う 단언하다 pareikšti paziņot dakwa verklarenerklære, forkynne oznajmiać په ټينګه، په كلكه. declarar a afirma/a declara solemn заявлять vyhlásiť izjaviti izjaviti förklara [bestämt] พูดอย่างหนักแน่น üstüne basa basa söylemek 斷言 заявляти واضح کرنا tuyên bố 断言

3. to make known (goods on which duty must be paid, income on which tax should be paid etc). He decided to declare his untaxed earnings to the tax-office. bekend maak, verklaar يُعْلِنُ عن، يُصَرِّحُ ب декларирам declarar proclít angeben deklarere δηλώνω εισόδημα declarar deklareerima اظهارنامه دادن؛ اظهار کردن ilmoittaa déclarer לְהָצהִיר ब्यौरा देना proglasiti bevall memberitahukan telja fram dichiarare 申告する (세관에) 신고하다 deklaruoti uzrādīt; deklarēt umumkan aangevenfortolle, deklarere zgłaszać اعلانول declarar a declara заявлять; предъявлять hlásiť na preclenie prijaviti prijaviti förtulla, deklarera ยืนยัน; แสดงหลักฐาน bildirmek, beyan etmek 申報(納稅品等) пред'являти; декларувати قابل محصول سامان وغیرہ کو ظاہر کرنا khai báo hàng hoá để đánh thuế 申报（纳税品等）

declaration (dekləˈreiʃən) noun

a formal announcement. a declaration of marriage/war. verklaring, aankondiging إعْلان، تَصْريح декларация declaração vyhlášení, prohlášení die Erklärung erklæring; -erklæring δήλωσηdeclaración ametlik teadaanne بیانیه؛ گواهی julistus déclarationהצהרה घोषणा proglašenje bejelentés, nyilatkozat pernyataan yfirlÿsing dichiarazione 宣言 선언 paskelbimas pieteikums; paziņojums; deklarācija pengisytiharan verklaringerklæring, kunngjøring, uttalelsedeklaracja شهادت،بیانیه declaração declaraţie заявление; декларация vyhlásenie izjava objava förklaring, tillkännagivande, deklaration การยืนยัน ilân, duyuru, beyan 宣言，聲明 декламація رسمی بیان sự tuyên bố 宣言，声明

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declaration

n declaración f; health care — V. advance directive.

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