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, 64; Wolff, 1187. See Anti-Manifesto.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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