Declaration

Declaration may refer to:

  • Declaration (computer programming), specifies the identifier, type, and other aspects of language elements
  • Declaration (cricket), when the captain of a cricket team declares its innings closed
  • Declaration (law), a type of relief that may be ordered by a court or tribunal
  • Declaration (poker), a formal expression of intent to take some action in the card game poker
  • Declaration of independence, an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states
  • Declaration of war, a formal declaration indicating that a state of war exists between nations
  • The Declaration (novel), a 2008 children's novel by Gemma Malley
  • A type of sentence (linguistics)
  • A type of speech act in linguistics

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Famous quotes containing the word declaration:

    “I enclose to you a copy of the declaration of independence as agreed to by the House, and also, as originally framed. You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the Critics.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “Every declaration of love contains an unstated list of exceptions and demands.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “It is an axiom in political science that unless a people are educated and enlightened it is idle to expect the continuance of civil liberty or the capacity for self-government.”
    —Texas Declaration of Independence (March 2, 1836)