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

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy