declaration

noun

1. 1

   a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

2. 2

   a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

3. 3

   a formal public statement

   the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war

   a declaration of independence

4. 4

   (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction

   his declaration of innocence

5. 5

   (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

6. 6

   a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties