A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
The act or process of declaring.
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
Expression in words, either speech or writing.
A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
Any rational expression, reason.
To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
To write or speak formally and at length.