declaration

noun

1. 1.A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, or belief.
2. 2.A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
3. 3.The act or process of declaring.
4. 4.The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
5. 5.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.