declaration

1. (now rare) Specifically, a declaration of love.Examples: "I went to Miss Mills's, fraught with a declaration."; "He blushed a great deal when the others chaffed him for his obvious preference. He made the first declaration in his life to Fräulein Hedwig, but unfortunately it was an accident […]."archaiccountableuncountable

2. (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.countableuncountable

3. (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.countableuncountable

4. (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.countableuncountable