declaration

noun

1. 1

   A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.

2. 2

   A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

3. 3

   The act or process of declaring.

4. 4

   The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

5. 5

   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.

6. 6

   The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.