declaratory judgment

American  

noun

Law.

1. a judgment that merely decides the rights of parties in a given transaction, situation, or dispute but does not order any action or award damages.

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declaratory judgment

The district had filed the declaratory judgment suit last September seeking the court's opinion.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

“A declaratory judgment would be a symbolic victory, but would not require any particular action by the state government. So the state could, and likely would, proceed as before,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2023

They will ask Judge Kathy Seeley, who is presiding over the two-week trial, to issue a declaratory judgment to that effect.

From Reuters ● Jun. 9, 2023

Alexandra Roberts: So, this suit is actually a declaratory judgment suit, which means the band isn’t suing Ms. White to get her to stop using the mark or to accuse her of infringing their rights.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020

Then in 1933 the Supreme Court entertained an appeal from a declaratory judgment rendered by the Tennessee Courts in Nashville, C. & St. L.R.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin