a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument |
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
(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 | |