declaration
declaration Lexical Profile
declaration Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A formal, explicit, or emphatic statement or announcement.
"The committee issued a joint declaration outlining their commitment to environmental reform."
A formal statement or document listing taxable income or dutiable goods brought into a country.
"Travelers arriving from abroad must complete a customs declaration before exiting the terminal."
In law, a formal statement by a plaintiff specifying the facts and circumstances constituting a legal cause of action, or an unsworn statement of fact made under penalty of perjury.
"The witness submitted a signed declaration to the court in support of the motion."
In computer programming, a construct that specifies the identifier, data type, and properties of a variable or function.
"The compiler threw an error because the variable declaration was missing a semicolon."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French declaracion, from Latin declaratio ('a making clear, disclosure'), a noun of action from declarare ('to make clear, reveal'), composed of de- ('thoroughly') and clarare ('to make clear'), from clarus ('clear, bright').