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Definition of Statement

Statement

  1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
  2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.

Statement Quotations

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
Ronald Reagan

The Chinese government wants me to say that for many centuries Tibet has been part of China. Even if I make that statement, many people would just laugh. And my statement will not change past history. History is history.
Dalai Lama

If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
Ronald Reagan

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
Robert A. Heinlein

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
Ambrose Bierce
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Statement Translations

statement in Afrikaans is verklaring
statement in Danish is opgivelse, angivelse
statement in Dutch is declaratie, aangifte, uitspraak
statement in German is Darstellung {f}, Behauptung {f}, Abrechnung {f}
statement in Italian is asserzione, estratto di conto, costatazione

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