statement

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

argument affirmation assertion program line instruction command financial statement