Proclamation vs. Declaration

Proclamationnoun

A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement.

Proclamationnoun

The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.

Proclamationnoun

That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.

Proclamationnoun

a formal public statement;

Proclamationnoun

the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice;

Proclamationnoun

a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance

Proclamationnoun

the public or official announcement of an important matter

Proclamationnoun

a clear declaration of something

Proclamation

A proclamation (Lat. proclamare, to make public by announcement) is an official declaration issued by a person of authority to make certain announcements known.

Declarationnoun

A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.

Declarationnoun

A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

Declarationnoun

The act or process of declaring.

Declarationnoun

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

Declarationnoun

(legal) 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.

Declarationnoun

(computing) The specification of a variable's type.

Declarationnoun

The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.

Declarationnoun

That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement; distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.

Declarationnoun

The document or instrument containing such statement or proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now preserved in Washington).

Declarationnoun

That part of the process or pleadings in which the plaintiff sets forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or counts. See Count, n., 3.

Declarationnoun

a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

Declarationnoun

(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction;

Declarationnoun

a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties

Declarationnoun

(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

Declarationnoun

a formal public statement;

Declarationnoun

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

Declarationnoun

a formal or explicit statement or announcement

Declarationnoun

the formal announcement of the beginning of a state or condition

Declarationnoun

a written public announcement of intentions or of the terms of an agreement

Declarationnoun

a public official announcement of the votes cast for candidates in an election.

Declarationnoun

a plaintiff's statement of claims in proceedings.

Declarationnoun

an affirmation made in place of an oath.

Declarationnoun

the naming of trumps in bridge, whist, or a similar card game.

Declarationnoun

an announcement of a combination held in certain card games.

Declarationnoun

an act of declaring an innings closed.