<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of declaring; announcement: a declaration of a dividend.</li><li>a positive, explicit, or formal statement; proclamation: a declaration of war.</li><li>something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed.</li><li>a document embodying or displaying an announcement or proclamation: He posted the declaration in a public place.</li><li>Law: a formal statement presenting the plaintiff's claim in an action.</li><li>a statement, especially by a witness.</li><li>a statement made to an official.</li><li>Cards: Bridge: a bid, especially the successful bid.</li><li>the statement during the game of the points earned by a player, in bezique or other games.</li><li>a statement of goods, income, etc., especially for the assessment of duty, tax, or the like.</li></ul>