Definition of Decleration
Dec`la*ra"tion (?), n. [F.
déclaration, 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 or
pleadings 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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