RhymeZone: declarations definitions

Definitions of declaration:

noun: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
Example: "His declaration of innocence"
noun: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
noun: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
noun: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
noun: a formal public statement
Example: "A declaration of independence"