declaration (noun)

  • 61profession — I (declaration) noun affirmation, announcement, assertion, assurance, attestation, averment, avowal, claim, confession, declaration of faith, disclosure, enunciation, notification, oath, pledge, presentation, professio, pronouncement,… …

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  • 62enunciation — 1550s, declaration, from L. enuntiationem (nom. enuntiatio) enunciation, declaration, noun of action from pp. stem of enuntiare (see ENUNCIATE (Cf. enunciate)). Meaning articulation of words is from 1750 …

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  • 63protest — noun /ˈproʊtɛst / (say prohtest) 1. a formal expression or declaration of objection or disapproval, often in opposition to something which one is powerless to prevent or avoid. 2. a demonstration or meeting of people protesting against something …

  • 64no-trump — noun a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand • Hypernyms: ↑contract, ↑contract bridge * * * I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: no (II) + trump : being without trumps; …

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  • 65Bill of Rights — noun a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑ …

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  • 66state of war — noun a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring • Syn: ↑war • Ant:… …

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  • 67protest — noun prəʊtɛst 1》 a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.     ↘an organized public demonstration objecting to an official policy or course of action. 2》 Law a written declaration, typically by a notary public,… …

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  • 68police action — noun a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military action, ↑ …

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  • 69Texas Independence Day — noun Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836 • Syn: ↑March 2 • Hypernyms: ↑day • Part Holonyms: ↑March, ↑Mar * * * noun Usage: usually …

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  • 70nuncupative will — noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin testamentum nuncupativum 1. Roman law : a will consisting originally in the simple oral declaration of the testator s testamentary dispositions in the presence of seven witnesses and later in such a… …

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