Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

    Erklärung, Deklaration

    деклара́цияdeklarácija

    деклара́ціяdeklarácija

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of declaring.

    Erklärung, Deklaration

    заявле́ниеzajavlénije, объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije

  4. (countable, uncountable)The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

  5. (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

  6. (countable, uncountable)The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

    Deklaration

    объявле́ниеobʺjavlénije

  7. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Specifically, a declaration of love.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. A customs declaration is required.

    Потрібна митна декларація.

    ruНужна таможенная декларация.

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  2. Please fill out the Customs Declaration Form.

    deBitte füllen Sie Ihr Zollerklärungsformular aus.

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  3. Is this a declaration of war?

    ruЭто объявление войны?

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  4. I'd call this a declaration of war.

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  5. I tried to keep track of his declaration.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
list of items for various legal purposes:
written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief:
Русский
By meaning 2
list of items for various legal purposes:
act or process of declaring:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
list of items for various legal purposes:

Origin

From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (F

From 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
Singulardeclaration
Pluraldeclarations

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
written or oral indication:noticeA2statementA2avowal
act or process of declaring:professionB1
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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