declaration

(noun)

noun

1. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

Definition categories: communication, statement

2. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

- his declaration of innocence

Definition categories: communication, testimony

3. a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

Definition categories: communication, statement

4. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

Similar word(s): contract

Definition categories: communication, bid, bidding

5. a formal public statement

- a declaration of independence

Similar word(s): announcement, annunciation, proclamation

Definition categories: communication, statement

6. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

Similar word(s): resolution, resolve

Definition categories: communication, document, papers