Declaration

A statement explicitly made; the plaintiff of his cause of action; the first pleading a count V.

Dying declaration

Declaration by which an alien declares, before a court of to become a citizen of the United States. the formal statement of fundamental principles a written constitution. Declaration of trust: knowledgment of a trust; a declaration by a conveyance to another, th^t the subject trust; a specification of the trusts upon which veyed; an acknowledgment by a person that holds the title is held in trust for another; the declaration or acknowledgment is made. In Scots law. The statement of a criminal or magistrate.