Associations to the word «Declaratory»

Wiktionary

DECLARATORY, adjective. Serving to declare or explain
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, noun. (legal) A ruling of a court in a civil case which declares the rights, duties, or obligations of each party in a dispute, but does not necessarily award any damages or other relief.
DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS, noun. Plural of declaratory judgment

Dictionary definition

DECLARATORY, adjective. Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke