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declaration

 noun
     
dec‧la‧ra‧tion W3 [uncountable and countable]
1 an important official statement about a particular situation or plan, or the act of making this statement:
a ceasefire declaration
Under Islamic law it was possible to divorce by simple declaration.
declaration of
the declaration of war
2 an official or serious statement of what someone believes
declaration of
the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights
declarations of undying love
3 a statement in which you officially give information about yourself:
a declaration of taxable earnings
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