Statement \State"ment\, n.

1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. ``Admirable perspicuity of statement!'' --Brougham.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)