declaration

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Synonyms: declamation, reclamation, declination, declarative, deploration, deflagration, decoration, deceleration, declarations, decoloration, declarator

Antonyms: declamation, reclamation, declination, declarative, deploration, deflagration, decoration, deceleration, declarations, decoloration, declarator

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Noun

1. An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive [[assertion]] or [[proclamation]].
2. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Specifically, a declaration of [[love]].
3. A list of items for various [[legal]] purposes, e.g. ''customs declaration.''
4. The act or process of [[declare|declaring]].
5. {{lb|en|cricket}} The act, by the [[captain]] of a batting side, of declaring an [[innings]] closed.
6. {{lb|en|legal}} 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. {{senseid|en|programming}} {{lb|en|programming}} The specification of an object, such as a [[variable]] or [[function]], establishing its [[existence]] but not necessarily describing its contents.

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