Read the dictionary definition of declaration. All definitions for this word.
1. a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
2. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
3. a formal public statement
1. the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
2. a declaration of independence
4. (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
1. his declaration of innocence
5. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
6. a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties