2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement;
distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.
Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.
--Tillotson.
3. The document or instrument containing such statement or
proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now
preserved in Washington).
In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble
Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the
nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of
every royal palace. --Buckle.
4. (Law) That part of the process in which the plaintiff sets
forth in order and at large his cause of complaint; the
narration of the plaintiff's case containing the count, or
counts. See {Count}, n., 3.
{Declaration of Independence}. (Amer. Hist.) See under
{Independence}.
{Declaration of rights}. (Eng. Hist) See {Bill of rights},
under {Bill}.
{Declaration of trust} (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee
of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for
the purposes and upon the terms set forth. --Abbott.