Decree vs. Declaration
Difference Between Decree and Declaration
Decreenoun
An edict or law.
Declarationnoun
A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
Decreenoun
(legal) The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
Declarationnoun
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
Decreenoun
(legal) The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
Declarationnoun
The act or process of declaring.
Decreeverb
To command by a decree.
A court decrees a restoration of property.Declarationnoun
(cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
Decreenoun
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);
a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out thereDeclarationnoun
(legal) 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.
Decreeverb
issue a decree;
The King only can decreeDeclarationnoun
(computing) The specification of a variable's type.
Decreeverb
decide with authority;
The King decreed that all first-born males should be killedDeclarationnoun
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
Declarationnoun
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction;
his declaration of innocenceDeclarationnoun
a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
Declarationnoun
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
Declarationnoun
a formal public statement;
the government made an announcement about changes in the drug wara declaration of independenceDeclarationnoun
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
