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a claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

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a statement that something is true

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a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved

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a public or official statement that gives people information about something

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the act of publicly or officially stating something

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a statement in which you defend or explain something such as an idea

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a statement that tells someone that you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem

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a definite statement or claim that something is true

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a statement that something will happen or is true, made in order to remove any doubt about it

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a formal statement in which someone states that they believe something is true, correct, or real

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a public statement that you intend to do something or that something is true

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an official statement about something important

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a claim that someone or something is bad or has done something bad

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an official agreement or statement that makes rules for something

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a statement that something is true, even though you have no definite proof

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a statement that you have the legal right to something

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a statement saying that something is definitely true or accurate

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a statement that something will definitely happen at the time or in the way that has been arranged

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a statement that you make against someone who has made a statement against you, especially in a legal case

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a statement of your beliefs

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an official announcement that something is true or happening

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an important statement

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an official written statement that you sign to show that something is true

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a statement in which you disavow someone or something

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a written statement in which a company or person says that they do not take responsibility for something bad

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a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy

a British spelling of generalization

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a statement that is not specific but that covers a wide range of situations

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a statement that is true in most situations

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a statement that seems to be true in most situations but is based on too few facts or only on a small number of instances

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a very firm statement that something must happen or that something is true

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a philosophical statement that you accept as true in order to find out whether another statement is true

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a formal statement expressing the aims and plans of a group or organization, especially a political party

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a report made by a group of people within a larger group because they do not agree with the report of the whole group

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a short official statement that an organization makes about the work that it does and why it does it

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a short statement that expresses something such as a principle or an aim, often used as a statement of belief by an organization or individual

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a statement that does not have any connection with what was said before

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an official announcement about something that has happened or will happen

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a statement that shows that you disagree with a plan, or a reason for your disagreement

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a statement consisting of two parts that seem to mean the opposite of each other, or the use of this kind of statement in writing

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a strong statement of opinion, especially negative opinion

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a statement about what you think will happen in the future, or the process of making such a statement

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an official announcement, especially about something important, or something that affects everyone

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the act of making an official announcement, especially about something important, or something that affects everyone

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a statement of a feeling or belief

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a statement about what is likely to happen in a particular situation

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an official public statement

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a statement made by someone about something that they believe will happen

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a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true

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a strong statement saying that something is true or false

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a statement that shows you strongly disagree with something that other people believe or support

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a statement from someone who knows you or has worked with you that gives information about you. You often need to provide a reference when you apply for a new job

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a statement in which you formally say that you do not believe in something or do not support something, or that you want to give up a right, title, position etc

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the act of saying that something you previously said or wrote is not true

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a written or spoken announcement on an important subject that someone makes in public

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something that you say or write that states a fact or gives information in a formal way

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a statement in which someone gives a short account of something

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a statement that consists of three facts, the third of which is proved by the first two

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an occasion when someone says that they will cause you harm or problems, especially if you do not do what they tell you to do

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a statement that does not really need to be made because everyone already knows it is true

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a statement that orders someone to do something and threatens to punish or attack them if they do not

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a statement that makes something seem less important, serious, big etc than it really is

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the practice of using an understatement to talk about something

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the act of officially announcing something such as a plan or a new product that was previously a secret

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a statement

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a general statement of what an organization aims or hopes to achieve in the future

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a statement or action that shows you do not support a particular person or group

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a statement that says that you want people to ignore a remark that you made earlier

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a statement consisting of words that mean opposite things

a formal or official statement that you intend to do something