decl.
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]decl.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of declension.
- (law) Abbreviation of declaration.
Usage notes
[edit]This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., § 4-900. Documents from Earlier Stages of a Case from Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (online ed. 2015)