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Declaration of Independence — Declaration Dec la*ra tion, n. [F. d[ e]claration, fr. L. declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.] 1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence, n. (Amer. Hist.) The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. [PJC] Note: The Declaration of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Declaration of Independence — Independence In de*pend ence, n. [Cf. F. ind[ e]pendance.] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self subsistence or maintenance; direction of one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Declaration of independence — (engl., spr. diklarēsch n ŏw indipénndens), die Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, die am 4. Juli 1776 in Philadelphia von den Vertretern der 13 Kolonien unterzeichnet wurde … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Declaration of independence — (engl., spr. dĭklärréhsch n ŏf indĕpénndĕnß), die Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Ver. Staaten von Amerika vom 4. Juli 1776 … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Declaration of Independence — n. A document written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the thirteen colonies on July 4, 1776, listing the colonies’ grievances against England and declaring the colonies a separate nation free from allegiance to Great Britain. The Essential Law … Law dictionary
Declaration of Independence — [deklə reɪʃn əv ɪndɪ pendəns], die Unabhängigkeitserklärung der USA … Universal-Lexikon
Declaration of Independence — n. the formal statement, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted July 4, 1776, by the Second Continental Congress, declaring the thirteen American colonies free and independent of Great Britain: there were fifty six signers … English World dictionary
Declaration of independence — Unilateral declaration of independence redirects here. For the specific Rhodesian document, see Unilateral Declaration of Independence. This article is about the type of document. For the first document to be generally called such, see United… … Wikipedia
Declaration of Independence — 1. the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England. 2. the document embodying it. * * * (July 4, 1776) Document approved by the Continental Congress that… … Universalium
