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Declaration

A declaration is a formal written statement in which a person says that the information they have provided is true.

In plain English

It is not just any note or comment; it is an official statement set out in writing. By making it, a person says that the information they have provided is true.

In context

Here, "Declaration" means the formal written statement the person confirms, stating that the information they have provided is true.

Situation
Using identity, tax, and citizen portals for login, verification, submissions, and notices
What it communicates
labels the statement the user confirms before submission

Meaning limits

The term itself does not show whether the information is actually true; it only names the person's formal written statement that it is true.

Examples

“On the final page, she signed a declaration that the figures she had entered were true.”

Core meaning

“The papers lacked the declaration confirming the details given.”

In context