Declaration

[Sarah]

That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets forth inorder and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of theplaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.Declaration of Independence. (Amer. Hist.) See under Independence.-- Declaration of rights. (Eng. Hist) See Bill of rights, underBill.-- Declaration of trust (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee ofproperty, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for the purposesand upon the terms set forth. Abbott.

[Sarah]

An announcement.

[Agnes]

A formal or explicit statement or announcement.

[Mark Zuckerberg]

Declaration in Cricket. Made by the batting side when they believe they have scored sufficient runs to win the game. A declaration can be made by a captain before all his teams batsmen are out. It is normally called so that it allows them enough time to get all the opposing batsmen out with the allotted time or number of overs available