DECLARATION Definition & Meaning

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declaration

[ dek-luh-rey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of declaring; announcement:
a declaration of a dividend.
a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation:
a declaration of war.
something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.
a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation:
He posted the declaration in a public place.
Synonyms: , , ,
Law.
1. a formal statement presenting the plaintiff's claim in an action.
2. a complaint.
3. a statement, especially by a witness.
4. a statement made to an official.
Cards.
1. Bridge. a bid, especially the successful bid.
2. the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.
a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.

declaration

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noun

an explicit or emphatic statement
a formal statement or announcement; proclamation
the act of declaring
the ruling of a judge or court on a question of law, esp in the chancery division of the High Court
law an unsworn statement of a witness admissible in evidence under certain conditions See also statutory declaration
cricket the voluntary closure of an innings before all ten wickets have fallen
contract bridge the final contract
a statement or inventory of goods, etc, submitted for tax assessment
a customs declaration
cards an announcement of points made after taking a trick, as in bezique

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of declaration¹

1300–50; Middle English declaracioun (< Anglo-French ) < Latin ��ŧ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ŧ��پ�ō ) explanation, equivalent to ��ŧ�� ( us ) (past participle of ��ŧ�� to explain, declare; -ate ¹ ) + -��ō��- -ion

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Despite widespread public fury at Yoon’s martial law declaration, his party has defended him, with some conservative lawmakers calling for the “destruction” of the Constitutional Court.

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No horses were withdrawn at Thursday's declaration stage, which means Duffle Coat takes the final place in the race.

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"The current escalation increasingly looks like a declaration of war on these workers."

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It’s not entirely irrational to imagine someone with advance awareness of a policy declaration by Trump placing a bet on how the market will respond.

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The same phenomenon greeted President Nixon’s declaration in May 1970 that “if I had any money I’d be buying stocks right now.”

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