declaration of will

noun

A private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.

OriginLatin dēclārātiō voluntātis →
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Meanings

noundeclaration of will (plural declarations of will)

plural declarations of will

  1. lawA private outward manifestation of intention which is directly aimed at bringing about a legal effect.

Origin

  1. Latindēclārātiō voluntātis
  2. Englishdeclaration of will

Calque of Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, directly and indirectly from calques of it.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 意思表示
  • 意思表示 (yìsi biǎoshì)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Dutch wilsverklaring
  • wilsverklaringmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Finnish tahdonilmaisu
  • tahdonilmaisumanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
French déclaration de volonté
  • déclaration de volontémanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
German Willenserklärung
  • Willenserklärungmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Greek δήλωση βούλησης
  • δήλωση βούλησης (dílosi voúlisis)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Hungarian szándéknyilatkozat
  • szándéknyilatkozatmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Italian dichiarazione di volontà
  • dichiarazione di volontàmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Japanese 意思表示
  • 意思表示 (ishi hyōji)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Korean 의사표시
  • 의사표시 (uisapyosi)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Latin dēclārātiō voluntātis, voluntātis dēclārātiō
  • dēclārātiō voluntātismanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
  • voluntātis dēclārātiōmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Norwegian viljeserklæring
  • viljeserklæringmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Polish oświadczenie woli
  • oświadczenie wolimanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Portuguese declaração de vontade
  • declaração de vontademanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Russian волеизъявле́ние
  • волеизъявле́ние (voleizʺjavlénije)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Spanish declaración de voluntad
  • declaración de voluntadmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Swedish viljedeklaration
  • viljedeklarationmanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Turkish niyet mektubu
  • niyet mektubumanifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Ukrainian волеви́явлення
  • волеви́явлення (volevýjavlennja)manifestation of intent aimed at creating a legal effect
Cite this entry
APA

declaration of will. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaration%20of%20will

MLA

“declaration of will.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaration%20of%20will. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “declaration of will,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/declaration%20of%20will.

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