əˈnaʊns.mɛnt ˈkɒntɹækt ˌdɛkləˈɹeɪʃən ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən ˌpɹɒkləˈmeɪʃən ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n ɹɪˈzɒlv ɹɪˈzɑlv a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) a formal public statement the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war a declaration of independence (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction his declaration of innocence (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties