English Online Dictionary. What means declaration? What does declaration mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
declaration (countable and uncountable, plural declarations)
- A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
- 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.
- (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Quotations
Synonyms
- (act or process of declaring): notice
- (list of items for legal purposes): notice, statement
- (written or oral indication): avowal, notice, statement
Hyponyms
- (computing): forward declaration
Derived terms
Related terms
- declare
Translations
See also
- complaint
- customs declaration
- statutory
- statutory declaration
Further reading
- declaration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- indacaterol, redactional
Middle French
Noun
declaration f (plural declarations)
- declaration