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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Statement

/(stāt"ment)/ · State·ment · IPA /ˈsteɪtmənt/
01 n. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
  1. 1.
    The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.
  2. 2.
    That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.