declaration
     n 1: a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or
          written)
     2: (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in
        a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"
     3: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
     4: (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract
        setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
        [syn: {contract}]
     5: a formal public statement; "the government made an
        announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a
        declaration of independence" [syn: {announcement}, {proclamation},
         {annunciation}]
     6: a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [syn:
        {resolution}, {resolve}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0