declaration
B1Գոյական/US /dˌɛklɚˈeɪʃən/ dĕkl-ər-ĀSH-ən; UK /dˌɛklɚˈeɪʃən/ dĕkl-ər-ĀSH-ən/
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.
