Definition of declaration:

• The act of declaring or openly proclaiming; that which is declared or proclaimed; the document containing this; a statement made verbally or reduced to writing.
• An open expression of facts, opinions, & c.; a statement given verbally, or reduced to writing; proclamation.

Usage examples for declaration

1. A few moments determined him to repose on her fidelity, and secure her secrecy by a declaration without reserve.  Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson

2. But she herself must be there at half- past eight, without fail, and bring Undercliff's declaration and report with her, and the prayer- book, etc.  Foul Play by Charles Reade Dion Boucicault

3. Could he not tell Mr Griffith that he had discovered the document since he had made that declaration,- that he had discovered it only on that morning?  Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope

4. But the noble Declaration of Independence rouseth his manly heart.  The Old Stone House by Anne March