Dec`la*ra"tion (?), n.
[F. déclaration, 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.
2. That which is
declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct
statement; formal expression; avowal.
Declarations
of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.
Tillotson.
3. The document or instrument containing such
statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in
Washington).
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. 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.
Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under Independence. -- Declaration of rights.
(Eng. Hist) See 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.
Hear it pronounced