Definition for Declaration of Independence - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	Declaration of Independence (Dec¦lar\|ation of In\|de¦pend\|ence) a document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown, signed on 4 July 1776 by the Congressional representatives of thirteen states, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams.		Search results in the dictionary Unilateral Declaration of Independence (abbreviation: UDI) More results » More words in this category Black Death Bloody Assizes Bosworth Field conquest Franco-Prussian War Fronde Highland clearances phoney war Pugwash conferences Russian Revolution Second Empire Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Watergate Nearby Words deckhouse decking deckle deckle edge declaim declamation declamatory declarant declaration Declaration of Independence Declaration of Rights declarative declarator declare declarer declass déclassé declassify declaw