a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain |
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote | |
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction | |
a formal public statement | |
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make | |
a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties | |