Manifesto
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MANIFESTO. A solemn declaration, by the constituted authorities of a nation,
which contains the reasons for its public acts towards another.
2. On the declaration of war, a manifesto is usually issued in which
the nation declaring the war, states the reasons for so doing. Vattel, liv.
3, c. 4, Sec. 64; Wolff, Sec. 1187. See Anti-Manifesto.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.