Lexica → Word → declaration
| Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Letter name | dee |
| Pronounciation | /diː/ |
| Word: | declaration |
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| Century: | 14th |
| DA Name: | declaration |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
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Definition: | From 14th Century Latin declarationem (as well as English declaracion and French déclaration) meaning "A written or oral statement of CLAIMS by a PERSON witnessed by an OATH and given with CONSENT". As any STATE and/or CORPORATION is also legally a PERSON this definition holds legally accurate for statements by electors of a STATE (such as the DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE). By the 18th Century, the word acquired a more formal legal procedural meaning = "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 action is being pursued". |