declaratory

/ (dɪˈklærətərɪ, -trɪ) /

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adjective

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law

(of a statute) stating the existing law on a particular subject; explanatory
(of a decree or judgment) stating the rights of the parties without specifying the action to be taken

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disgruntle

to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength

to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction

to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.)

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Derived forms of declaratory

declaratorily, adverb

Words nearby declaratory

declaration, Declaration of Independence, declarative, declarative sentence, declarator, declaratory, declaratory judgment, declare, declared, declarer, declare war on

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We have come here to give the slave States a declaratory exposition of our views.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
We are now asked to give a declaratory provision on that subject—to give it in order to quiet the slave States.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
Very soon men will begin to look closely to the act that was tacked to it—the declaratory act.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene
Would is sometimes employed in a declaratory sense to express a present volition, and then belongs to the indicative.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.

The original form of absolution was “precatory rather than declaratory” (Plummer).
Studies in the Epistle of James|A. T. Robertson

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