Definition of proclamation Proclamation

/pɹɑˌklʌmejˈʃʌn/ - [praklumeyshun] - proc•la•ma•tion

We found 8 definitions of proclamation from 6 different sources.

What does proclamation mean?

Noun Plural: proclamations
proclamation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
		promulgation
		human action, human activity, deed, act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
proclamation - a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
		announcement, annunciation, declaration
		statement a document showing credits and debits
		edict a formal or authoritative proclamation

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proclamation (Noun)
A statement which is proclaimed; a formal public announcement.

proclamation (n.)
The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.
proclamation (n.)
That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.

proclamation
The act of publishing abroad; conspicuous announcements; official or general notice; publication; that which is put forth by way of public notice; an official public announcement or declaration; a published ordinance; as, the proclamation of a king. A proclamation may be issued to declare the intention of the head of a government to exercise some prerogative or enforce some law which has for a long time been dormant or suspended. In time of war, the head of the government by a proclamation may lay an embargo on shipping, and order the ports to be shut. But the most usual class of proclamations are admonitory notices for the prevention of offenses, consisting of formal declarations of existing laws and penalties, and of the intention to enforce them. Proclamations are only binding when they do not contradict existing laws, or tend to establish new ones, but only enforce the execution of those which are already in being, in such manner as the head of the government judges necessary.