types:
alegato,
defensa,
ruego,
súplica
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
cosa
a statement regarded as an object
descripción
a statement that represents something in words
declaración
a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
fórmula
a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
explicación
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
representación
a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
contestación,
respuesta
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
anuncio
a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
proposición
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
salvedad
a statement that limits or restricts some claim
comentario,
comento,
crítica
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
falencia
a statement that contains a mistake
condición,
término
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
presupuesto
a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
fórmula química
a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
negación
a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement
argumento
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
compendio
a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work
sinopsis
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
contrato unilateral
a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)
venta
an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
acusación,
cargo
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
ecuación
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
cortesía
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
especificación
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
manifiesto,
proclama
a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
aserción,
aseveración
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
protesta
a strong declaration of protest
postulación
(logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
amenaza
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
porqué,
razón
an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
justificación
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
explicación
a detailed explanation of the meaning of something
desenlace
the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
glosa
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
derivación
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
definición
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
boletín,
comunicado
an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
aviso
an announcement containing information about an event
programa
an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
horóscopo
a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
lema
a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
teorema
a proposition deducible from basic postulates
conclusión
the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
postulado
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
axioma
(logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
regate
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
ambages
an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
desmitificación
the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
negocio,
transacción,
trato
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
entente
a friendly understanding between political powers
contrato verbal
an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
fórmula empírica
a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
tautología
(logic) a statement that is necessarily true
lítote
understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
interpretación
an explanation that results from interpreting something
ajuste
a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it