declaration

  1. Noun.  A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
  2. Noun.  A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. ''customs declaration.''.
  3. Noun.  The act or process of declaring.
  4. Noun.  (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
  5. Noun.  (legal) 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.
  6. Noun.  (computing) The specification of a variables type.

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