Word: declaration
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dec
la
ra
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: declare
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: clārus
Language: la
Decoded: clarus
Meaning: clear
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns