单词 | declaration |
释义 | declaration/dɛkləˈreɪʃ(ə)n![]() noun 1A formal or explicit statement or announcement: a declaration of love...
Synonyms announcement, statement, communication, pronouncement, proclamation, memorandum, bulletin, communiqué, dispatch, report, edict, manifesto; North American advisory; in Spanish-speaking countries pronunciamento; Latin ipse dixit informal memo rare rescript 1.1The formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition: the declaration of war...
Synonyms proclamation, notification, announcement, revelation, disclosure, broadcasting, promulgation archaic annunciation rare asseveration 1.2A written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement: all students must sign the following declaration...
Synonyms assertion, profession, affirmation, acknowledgement, revelation, disclosure, manifestation, confirmation, proof, testimony, validation, certification, attestation; pledge, avowal, vow, oath, guarantee, protestation rare asseveration, averment, maintenance 1.3 (also declaration of the poll) British A public official announcement of the votes cast for candidates in an election.The learned Attorney General finally submitted that a returning officer has no power to conduct a recount once the declaration of the poll declaring a candidate to be duly elected has been made....
1.4 Law A plaintiff’s statement of claims in proceedings.The plaintiff requests a declaration in her draft amended statement of claim....
1.5 Law An affirmation made in place of an oath. 1.6The naming of trumps in bridge, whist, or a similar card game.He then discards any 3 cards, excluding 4 point cards (kings, or the 1,21, or 22 of trumps), those used in declarations, or trumps. 1.7An announcement of a combination held in certain card games.Deliberately not announcing a combination is known as sinking a declaration....
2 Cricket An act of declaring an innings closed.Warwickshire closed on 70 for 3, and unless there is a clatter of wickets or a generous declaration by Nick Knight this match is drifting to a draw....
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin declaratio(n-), from declarare 'make quite clear' (see declare). |
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