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declaration en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌdek.ləˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
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Etymology

From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
   • The weather was not tempting enough to draw the two others from their pencil and their book, in spite of Marianne's declaration that the day would be lastingly fair […]. 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility:
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Specifically, a declaration of love.
   • I went to Miss Mills's, fraught with a declaration. 1850, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield:
   • He blushed a great deal when the others chaffed him for his obvious preference. He made the first declaration in his life to Fräulein Hedwig, but unfortunately it was an accident […]. 1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 23, in Of Human Bondage:
3. (countable, uncountable) A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
4. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of declaring.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
6. (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.
7. (countable, uncountable) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

Forms

Deriveds

declaration of will · undeclaration · nondeclaration · dying declaration · counterdeclaration · declaration bowling · redeclaration · Arrow declaration · declaration of intent · misdeclaration · declaration of love · predeclaration · tax declaration · declaration of war

Hyponyms

forward declaration

Relateds

statutory · statutory declaration · complaint · declare · customs declaration

Synonyms

avowal (written or oral indication) · profession (act or process of declaring) · notice (written or oral indication) · statement (list of items for legal purposes) · notice (act or process of declaring) · notice (list of items for legal purposes) · statement (written or oral indication)

Translations (193)

bg заявле́ние (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · et avaldus (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · da deklaration (act or process of declaring) · be дэклара́цыя (list of items for various legal purposes) · el διακύρηξη (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · bg деклари́ране (act or process of declaring) · ru деклара́ция (list of items for various legal purposes) · la fatum (list of items for various legal purposes) · tr ilan (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · uk зая́ва (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ar إِعْلَان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · es declaración (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · bg изявле́ние (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · lv deklarācija (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Erklärung (list of items for various legal purposes) · fy ferklearring (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ckb بەیان (list of items for various legal purposes) · bg деклара́ция (list of items for various legal purposes) · nl verklaring (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · la fatum (act or process of declaring) · nn deklarasjon (list of items for various legal purposes) · el διάταγμα ((cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed) · gl declaración (act or process of declaring) · tr açıklayıcı deyim (specification of a variables type) · ps اعلام (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fr déclaration (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hu nyilatkozat (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ru заявле́ние (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · uz deklaratsiya (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cmn 報單 /报单 (act or process of declaring) · ru деклара́ция (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cs vyhlášení (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · be дэклара́цыя (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · nn erklæring (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ota اعلان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · io deklaro (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sh и̏зјава (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hi एलान (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fa-ira اِعْلام (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi deklaraatio (specification of a variables type) · la fatum ((cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed) · ru заявле́ние (act or process of declaring) · az deklarasiya (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tg эълон (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ota بیاننامه (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · la fatum (specification of a variables type) · bg заявя́ване (act or process of declaring) · mk декларација (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ro declarare (act or process of declaring) · ur اِعْلان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · da erklæring (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi muuttujan tyypin määrittely (specification of a variables type) · mr घोषणा (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sl izjava (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fr déclaration (list of items for various legal purposes) · lt deklaracija (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi selvitys (list of items for various legal purposes) · cs deklarace (list of items for various legal purposes) · et deklaratsioon (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · kk мәлімдеме (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ast declaración (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ps اعلاميه (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Deklaration (act or process of declaring) · tr bildirge (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · txb weweñor (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tt декларация (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pt declaração (list of items for various legal purposes) · is yfirlýsing (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mk декларација (list of items for various legal purposes) · it elenco (list of items for various legal purposes) · ps بيان نامه (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cmn 聲明 /声明 (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ru объявле́ние (specification of a variables type) · be аб'яўле́нне (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mn мэдүүлэг (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · el κύρηξη (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sv tillkännagivande (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · uk деклара́ція (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cmn 宣言 (act or process of declaring) · uk деклара́ція (list of items for various legal purposes) · ur اِظْہار (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · el επιβεβαίωση (specification of a variables type) · ro declarație (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · be зая́ва (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mi whakapuakanga (act or process of declaring) · de Deklaration (specification of a variables type) · sq shpallje (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · el δήλωση (specification of a variables type) · el ανακοίνωση (specification of a variables type) · uk оголо́шення (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hy հայտարարություն (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Erklärung (act or process of declaring) · cs deklarace (specification of a variables type) · sk deklarácia (list of items for various legal purposes) · ga dearbhú (list of items for various legal purposes) · pl zaświadczenie (act or process of declaring) · ca declaració (act or process of declaring) · mk изјава (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hy հայտարարում (act or process of declaring) · ca declaració (list of items for various legal purposes) · tg эълом (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ca declaració (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hi घोषणा (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · la fatum (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · as ঘোষণা (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · hy հայտարարագիր (list of items for various legal purposes) · pl deklaracja (list of items for various legal purposes) · ar بَيَان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · gl declaración (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · it enunciazione (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mn тунхаглал (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Deklaration (list of items for various legal purposes) · nb deklarasjon (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tg изҳор (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fr déclaration (act or process of declaring) · fi esittely (specification of a variables type) · ky айкындама (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · es declaración (act or process of declaring) · hi बयान (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pl deklaracja (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sk prehlásenie (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · nn deklarasjon (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · bg деклара́ция (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · eo deklaro (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cmn 報單 /报单 (list of items for various legal purposes) · cs vyhlášení (act or process of declaring) · ta அறிவிப்பு (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ky декларация (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ro declarație (list of items for various legal purposes) · fa-ira اِعْلان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi julistus (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cs prohlášení (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi tiedoksianto (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · it asserzione (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · nb erklæring (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tr beyanat (list of items for various legal purposes) · it voto (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ms perisytiharan (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · it dichiarazione (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ta அறிவிப்பு (act or process of declaring) · eo deklaracio (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pl deklaracja (specification of a variables type) · got 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · uz bayonot (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · bn ঘোষণা (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tr bildirge (list of items for various legal purposes) · da deklaration (list of items for various legal purposes) · ru объявле́ние (act or process of declaring) · he הַצְהָרָה (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pl oświadczenie (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ur بَیان (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mn зарлал (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sv förklaring (act or process of declaring) · ru объявле́ние (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · mn тунхаг (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ka დეკლარაცია (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Erklärung (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ja 宣言 (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · nb deklarasjon (list of items for various legal purposes) · nl declaratie (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · de Deklaration (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ka განცხადება (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tk beýannama (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sq deklaratë (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pl deklaracja (act or process of declaring) · id deklarasi (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fa-ira اِعْلامِیِّه (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ga dearbhú (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · az bəyannamə (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · be аб'яўле́ньне (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tr beyanname (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sk vyhlásenie (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pt declaração (act or process of declaring) · az bəyannamə (list of items for various legal purposes) · he הַצְהָרָה (act or process of declaring) · cop ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · tg эъломия (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · pt declaração (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · lt pareiškimas (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · ast declaración (act or process of declaring) · sv deklaration (act or process of declaring) · ko 선언 (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sv deklaration (list of items for various legal purposes) · lv paziņojums (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · cop ⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · yi דעקלאַראַציע (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · it conferma (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · io deklaro (act or process of declaring) · th การประกาศ (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · sh ȉzjava (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fa-ira اِظْهَار (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief) · fi julistus (act or process of declaring) · hi इज़हार (written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief)