a warning that something unpleasant is imminent | a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote |
a person who inspires fear or dread | (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction |
something that is a source of danger | 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 |