Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Declarative.
  • adjective Relating to a judgment from a court establishing the legal rights and duties of the parties where the law is not settled.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Making declaration, clear manifestation, or exhibition; affirmative; declarative.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive.
  • adjective (Law) an act or statute which sets forth more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Serving to declare or explain

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration

Etymologies

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declare +‎ -atory

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Examples

  • But what we've asked the sheriff in what we call declaratory relief is we've asked the judge to weigh in and give us an opinion, because we don't think it's correct and we don't want anymore coming out.

    CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2008 2008

  • But what we've asked the sheriff in what we call declaratory relief is we've asked the judge to weigh in and give us an opinion, because we don't think it's correct and we don't want anymore coming out.

    CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2008 2008

  • The word seemed declaratory, but it was hardly escape-proof.

    The Big Scam Paul Lindsay 2005

  • And what Mr. Bartlit, the lawyer for the Bush campaign, is saying, look, we're protesting now because we think that they're excluding them improperly on different standards and we want you, judge, to issue what's called declaratory relief or tell the people what the standards are so that they can go back and review these ballots pursuant to these standards.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Lawyers Argue for Inclusion of Military Ballots - November 24, 2000 2000

  • They were originally envisioning a-- what's known as a declaratory judgment action.

    Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion 1998

  • Privileges are to be construed according to the letter, the interpretation being neither extensive nor restrictive but purely declaratory, that is the words are to be taken only in their full and usual signification.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • All such forgiveness of sins may be termed declaratory; the karma is exhausted, and a "knower of karma" declares the fact.

    Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries Annie Wood Besant 1890

  • Some time ago I suggested that, in order to avoid "turndowns" by Picard based on improper principles (like his definition of net equity), the lawyers found by the Steering Committee should bring what is called a declaratory judgment action seeking a judicial ruling that Picard could not do what he had plainly said he is going to do and what it seems he may now have begun doing.

    GlobalResearch.ca 2009

  • This "declaratory" approach is similar to what Justice Robert Jackson hinted that the U.S.

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • United States that were "declaratory" and announced they had a nuclear arsenal they would keep.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

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