statement -- (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")
argument, statement -- (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true")
statement -- ((music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata")
statement -- (a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention")
affirmation, assertion, statement -- (the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)
instruction, command, statement, program line -- ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)