Declaration

[L. Lat. narra Ho; and formerly intentio, petitio; L. Fr. counte, entente.] In pleading. A plaintiff's statement in writing, or legal specification on record, of the circumstances which constitute his cause of action; called in real actions, count, and anciently tale. It is ^he first of the pleadings in an action at law, and is usually divided into several sections or paragraphs, termed counts. It consists of the following formal parts: the title, the venue, the commencement, the statement of the cause of action, the several counts, and the conclusion.

1 Chitt. PL 240, 262, et seq. Steph. PL 29. 3 BL Com. 293. 3 Steph. Com. 673.

See Count.

See Count.