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• n  a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
• n  (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
  his declaration of innocence
• n  a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
• n  (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
• n  a formal public statement
  a declaration of independence
• n  a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

• Felici also urged that a declaration on religious liberty be rewritten by a special committee of four bishopsthree of them conservatives who had already spoken out against .
• The declaration affirms that man's right to religious liberty is based on both divine revelation and the "very dignity of human nature," and that in religious affairs no one can be .
• The declaration commends government action but makes no specific policy recommendations, such as a cap on greenhouse gas emissions.

• contract
• announcement
• proclamation
• annunciation
• resolution
• resolve

News & Articles

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• Osceola presidential disaster declaration: What does it mean to the county?
  OSCEOLA COUNTY — While the words "disaster declaration" don't sound like good news to many, it's a welcome development for the Emergency Management Department Director of Osceola County.
  June 22, 2013 - Cadillac News
• Emergency declaration signed for 'Doce'
  Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a Declaration of Emergency for Yavapai County as a wildfire burns for the third day.
  June 20, 2013 - ABC 15 Phoenix
• No disaster declaration for May 28 flooding in Knox County
  GALESBURG, Ill. – The Knox County Emergency Management Agency says there will be no State or Federal Disaster Declaration for the severe weather and flooding that occurred in Galesburg and Knox County during the week of May 28.
  June 20, 2013 - WEEK News 25 Central Illinois

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN
  On this day that is uniquely American, we're reminded that our declaration, our example made us a beacon around the world,Obama said from a balcony draped with red-white-and-blue bunting.
• Lindsay Lohan in USANewsWeek.com
  It is clearly stated in Article 5 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights that.......... 'No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,'Lohan said.
• President Bush in USA Today
  I also strongly support the prime minister's declaration that there should be no quid pro quos when it comes to the hostages,Bush said.