Declare
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Often used of making a positive statement, as "declare and affirm."
Bassett v. Demi, 17 N. J. L. 432.
To assert; to publish; to utter; to announce clearly some opinion or resolution.
Knecht v. Ins. Co., 90 Pa. 121, 35 Am. Rep. 641.
For its use in pleading, see Declaration.