Definition of "Declaration" :

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

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

noun: a formal public statement

"A declaration of independence."

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

"His declaration of innocence."

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

noun: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties