noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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6
noun
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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7
noun
Meaning 7
The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his declaration of innocence
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: testimony
12
noun
Meaning 12
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: contract
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bid, bidding
13
noun
Meaning 13
a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: statement
History
Etymology
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.
Across languages
Translations
193 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
deklaratë
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Albanian:
shpallje
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Arabic:
إِعْلَان
(ʔiʕlān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Arabic:
بَيَان
(bayān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Armenian:
հայտարարություն
(haytararutʻyun)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Assamese:
ঘোষণা
(ghüxona)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Asturian:
declaración
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Azerbaijani:
bəyannamə
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Azerbaijani:
deklarasiya
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Belarusian:
зая́ва
(zajáva)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Belarusian:
дэклара́цыя
(deklarácyja)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Belarusian:
аб'яўле́нне
(abʺjawljénnje)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Belarusian:
аб'яўле́ньне
(abʺjawljénʹnje)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Bengali:
ঘোষণা
(ghōśona)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Bulgarian:
заявле́ние
(zajavlénie)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Bulgarian:
деклара́ция
(deklarácija)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Bulgarian:
изявле́ние
(izjavlénie)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Catalan:
declaració
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Chinese Mandarin:
聲明 /声明
(shēngmíng)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Coptic:
ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ
(ouōnh)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Coptic:
ⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ
(omologia)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Czech:
prohlášení
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Czech:
vyhlášení
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Danish:
erklæring
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Dutch:
verklaring
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Dutch:
declaratie
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Esperanto:
deklaro
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Esperanto:
deklaracio
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Estonian:
avaldus
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Estonian:
deklaratsioon
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Finnish:
julistus
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Finnish:
tiedoksianto
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
French:
déclaration
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
West-Frisian:
ferklearring
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Galician:
declaración
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Georgian:
განცხადება
(gancxadeba)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Georgian:
დეკლარაცია
(deḳlaracia)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
German:
Erklärung
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
German:
Deklaration
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Gothic:
𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃
(insahts)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Greek:
κύρηξη
(kýrixi)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Greek:
διακύρηξη
(diakýrixi)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hebrew:
הַצְהָרָה
(hats'hará)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hindi:
घोषणा
(ghoṣṇā)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hindi:
बयान
(bayān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hindi:
एलान
(elān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hindi:
इज़हार
(izhār)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Hungarian:
nyilatkozat
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Icelandic:
yfirlýsing
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ido:
deklaro
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Indonesian:
deklarasi
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Irish:
dearbhú
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Italian:
dichiarazione
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Italian:
asserzione
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Italian:
voto
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Italian:
conferma
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Italian:
enunciazione
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Japanese:
宣言
(sengen)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Kazakh:
мәлімдеме
(mälımdeme)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Korean:
선언
(seoneon)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Kyrgyz:
декларация
(deklaratsiya)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Kyrgyz:
айкындама
(aykındama)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Latin:
fatum
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Latvian:
paziņojums
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Latvian:
deklarācija
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Lithuanian:
pareiškimas
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Lithuanian:
deklaracija
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Macedonian:
изјава
(izjava)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Macedonian:
декларација
(deklaracija)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Malay:
perisytiharan
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Marathi:
घोषणा
(ghoṣṇā)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Mongolian:
тунхаглал
(tunxaglal)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Mongolian:
тунхаг
(tunxag)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Mongolian:
зарлал
(zarlal)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Mongolian:
мэдүүлэг
(medüüleg)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Norwegian Bokmål:
erklæring
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Norwegian Bokmål:
deklarasjon
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Norwegian Nynorsk:
erklæring
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Norwegian Nynorsk:
deklarasjon
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Pashto:
اعلام
(e'lām)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Pashto:
اعلاميه
(e'lāmyá)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Pashto:
بيان نامه
(bayān nāmá)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Iranian Persian:
اِعْلام
(e'lâm)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Iranian Persian:
اِعْلامِیِّه
(e'lâmiyye)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Iranian Persian:
اِظْهَار
(ezhâr)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Iranian Persian:
اِعْلان
(e'lân)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Polish:
deklaracja
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Polish:
oświadczenie
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Portuguese:
declaração
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Romanian:
declarație
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Russian:
заявле́ние
(zajavlénije)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Russian:
деклара́ция
(deklarácija)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Russian:
объявле́ние
(obʺjavlénije)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Serbo-Croatian:
и̏зјава
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Serbo-Croatian:
ȉzjava
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Slovak:
prehlásenie
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Slovak:
vyhlásenie
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Slovene:
izjava
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Spanish:
declaración
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Swedish:
tillkännagivande
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tajik:
изҳор
(izhor)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tajik:
эълом
(e'lom)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tajik:
эъломия
(e'lomiya)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tajik:
эълон
(e'lon)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tamil:
அறிவிப்பு
(aṟivippu)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tatar:
декларация
(deklaratsiyä)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Thai:
การประกาศ
(gaan-bprà-gàat)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Tocharian B:
weweñor
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Turkish:
beyanname
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Turkish:
bildirge
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Turkish:
ilan
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ottoman Turkish:
بیاننامه
(beyanname)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ottoman Turkish:
اعلان
(ilan)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Turkmen:
beýannama
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ukrainian:
зая́ва
(zajáva)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ukrainian:
деклара́ція
(deklarácija)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Ukrainian:
оголо́шення
(oholóšennja)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Urdu:
بَیان
(bayān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Urdu:
اِعْلان
(i'lān)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Urdu:
اِظْہار
(izhār)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Uzbek:
bayonot
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Uzbek:
deklaratsiya
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Yiddish:
דעקלאַראַציע
(deklaratsye)
— written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief
Armenian:
հայտարարագիր
(haytararagir)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Azerbaijani:
bəyannamə
— list of items for various legal purposes
Belarusian:
дэклара́цыя
(deklarácyja)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Bulgarian:
деклара́ция
(deklarácija)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Catalan:
declaració
— list of items for various legal purposes
Chinese Mandarin:
報單 /报单
(bàodān)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Czech:
deklarace
— list of items for various legal purposes
Danish:
deklaration
— list of items for various legal purposes
Finnish:
selvitys
— list of items for various legal purposes
French:
déclaration
— list of items for various legal purposes
German:
Erklärung
— list of items for various legal purposes
German:
Deklaration
— list of items for various legal purposes
Irish:
dearbhú
— list of items for various legal purposes
Italian:
elenco
— list of items for various legal purposes
Central Kurdish:
بەیان
(beyan)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Latin:
fatum
— list of items for various legal purposes
Macedonian:
декларација
(deklaracija)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Norwegian Bokmål:
deklarasjon
— list of items for various legal purposes
Norwegian Nynorsk:
deklarasjon
— list of items for various legal purposes
Polish:
deklaracja
— list of items for various legal purposes
Portuguese:
declaração
— list of items for various legal purposes
Romanian:
declarație
— list of items for various legal purposes
Russian:
деклара́ция
(deklarácija)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Slovak:
deklarácia
— list of items for various legal purposes
Swedish:
deklaration
— list of items for various legal purposes
Turkish:
beyanat
— list of items for various legal purposes
Turkish:
bildirge
— list of items for various legal purposes
Ukrainian:
деклара́ція
(deklarácija)
— list of items for various legal purposes
Armenian:
հայտարարում
(haytararum)
— act or process of declaring
Asturian:
declaración
— act or process of declaring
Bulgarian:
заявя́ване
(zajavjávane)
— act or process of declaring
Bulgarian:
деклари́ране
(deklarírane)
— act or process of declaring
Catalan:
declaració
— act or process of declaring
Chinese Mandarin:
報單 /报单
(bàodān)
— act or process of declaring
Chinese Mandarin:
宣言
(xuānyán)
— act or process of declaring
Czech:
vyhlášení
— act or process of declaring
Danish:
deklaration
— act or process of declaring
Finnish:
julistus
— act or process of declaring
French:
déclaration
— act or process of declaring
Galician:
declaración
— act or process of declaring
German:
Erklärung
— act or process of declaring
German:
Deklaration
— act or process of declaring
Hebrew:
הַצְהָרָה
(hats'hará)
— act or process of declaring
Ido:
deklaro
— act or process of declaring
Latin:
fatum
— act or process of declaring
Māori:
whakapuakanga
— act or process of declaring
Polish:
deklaracja
— act or process of declaring
Polish:
zaświadczenie
— act or process of declaring
Portuguese:
declaração
— act or process of declaring
Romanian:
declarare
— act or process of declaring
Russian:
заявле́ние
(zajavlénije)
— act or process of declaring
Russian:
объявле́ние
(obʺjavlénije)
— act or process of declaring
Spanish:
declaración
— act or process of declaring
Swedish:
förklaring
— act or process of declaring
Swedish:
deklaration
— act or process of declaring
Tamil:
அறிவிப்பு
(aṟivippu)
— act or process of declaring
Greek:
διάταγμα
(diátagma)
— (cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed
Latin:
fatum
— (cricket) act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed
Czech:
deklarace
— specification of a variables type
Finnish:
esittely
— specification of a variables type
Finnish:
muuttujan tyypin määrittely
— specification of a variables type
Finnish:
deklaraatio
— specification of a variables type
German:
Deklaration
— specification of a variables type
Greek:
δήλωση
(dílosi)
— specification of a variables type
Greek:
επιβεβαίωση
(epivevaíosi)
— specification of a variables type
Greek:
ανακοίνωση
(anakoínosi)
— specification of a variables type
Latin:
fatum
— specification of a variables type
Polish:
deklaracja
— specification of a variables type
Russian:
объявле́ние
(obʺjavlénije)
— specification of a variables type
Turkish:
açıklayıcı deyim
— specification of a variables type