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Webster 1913 Edition


Declaration

Decˊla-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[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
,
Noun.
, 3.
Declaration of Independence
.
(Amer. Hist.)
See Declaration of Independence in the vocabulary. See also 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 1828 Edition


Declaration

DECLARA'TION

, n.

Definition 2024


déclaration

déclaration

See also: declaration

French

Noun

déclaration f (plural déclarations)

  1. declaration (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief)

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