What does declaratory mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. declarative, declaratory, asserting(a)adjective

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

Wiktionary

  1. declaratoryadjective

    Serving to declare or explain

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Declaratoryadjective

    Affirmative; expressive; not decretory; not promissory.

    Etymology: from declare.

    These blessings are not only declaratory of the good pleasure and intention of God towards them, but likewise of the natural tendency of the thing. John Tillotson, Serm. 4.

ChatGPT

  1. declaratory

    Declaratory refers to something that makes a formal statement, declaration, or announcement, often in a legal context. It is usually used to describe decisions, statements, or judgments that clarify or explain the rights, duties, or obligations of individuals in a formal or official manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Declaratoryadjective

    making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. dclaratoire.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of declaratory in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of declaratory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of declaratory in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    You go in seeking the decision of the court without a court case, you go right in. You go before a judge, you do it quickly. Declaratory judgment. It's very good.

  2. The IDPC:

    We yesterday informed Mr Schrems and Facebook of our intention to seek declaratory relief in the Irish High Court and a referral to the CJEU to determine the legal status of data transfers under standard contractual clauses.

  3. The IDPC:

    We yesterday informed Mr Schrems and Facebook of our intention to seek declaratory relief in the Irish High Court and a referral to the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) to determine the legal status of data transfers under standard contractual clauses.

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