Decree vs. Declaration

Decree vs. Declaration — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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 there

Declarationnoun

(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 decree

Declarationnoun

(computing) The specification of a variable's type.

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Decreeverb

decide with authority;

The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed

Declarationnoun

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 innocence

Declarationnoun

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 independence

Declarationnoun

a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote