Declaration
Dec`la*ra"tion
(?), n. [F. dclaration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See Declare.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.[1913 Webster]
2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
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Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.Tillotson.
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3. The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the
Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).
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In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of every royal palace.Buckle.
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4.
(Law) That part of the process or pleadings in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count,
n., 3.
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Declaration of Independence.
(Amer. Hist.) See Declaration of Independence in the vocabulary. See also under Independence. --
Declaration of rights.
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Bill of rights, under Bill. --
Declaration of trust
(Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for the purposes and upon the terms set forth.
Abbott.
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