The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
declared \declared\ adj. 1. made known or openly avowed; as, their declared and their covert objectives; a declared liberal. Opposite of undeclared. [Narrower terms: avowed(prenominal), professed(prenominal)] [WordNet 1.5] 2. stated as fact; explicitly stated. Syn: stated. [WordNet 1.5]