declaration
An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writingAn emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
» A customs declaration is required.
Нужна таможенная декларация.
Потрібна митна декларація.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
(countable, uncountable)A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
Erklärung, Deklaration
деклара́цияdeklarácija
деклара́ціяdeklarácija
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of declaring.
Erklärung, Deklaration
заявле́ниеzajavlénije, объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije
(countable, uncountable)The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Erklärung, Deklaration
заявле́ниеzajavlénije, деклара́цияdeklarácija, объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije
зая́ваzajáva, деклара́ціяdeklarácija, оголо́шенняoholóšennja
(countable, uncountable)The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Deklaration
объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Specifically, a declaration of love.
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Examples
34 sentencesA customs declaration is required.
Потрібна митна декларація.
ruНужна таможенная декларация.
Please fill out the Customs Declaration Form.
deBitte füllen Sie Ihr Zollerklärungsformular aus.
Is this a declaration of war?
ruЭто объявление войны?
I'd call this a declaration of war.
I tried to keep track of his declaration.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (FFrom Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
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Forms
plural: declarations| Singular | declaration |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote:resolutionresolve
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make:contract
- a formal public statement:announcementproclamationannunciation
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable