A declaration against interest is a statement made by an unavailable person that, at the time it was made, would have been harmful to some interest of the declarant.

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A declaration against interest is indeed a statement that was against the declarant's own interest at the time it was made, making it more likely to be true, and is used in legal settings especially when the declarant is unavailable to testify.

A Declaration Against Interest Is a Statement Made by an Unavailable