declaration in WordNet English dictionary

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