statement (noun)
1: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
2: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" [syn: argument]
3: (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"
4: a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
5: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: affirmation, assertion]
6: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program [syn: instruction, command, [[program line]]]
7: a document showing credits and debits [syn: [[financial statement]]]