declaratory
adjective
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Definition of declaratory
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The Phillies asked for declaratory judgments affirming their rights and sued H/E claiming unjust enrichment and breach of good faith. — Washington Post, "Phillies sue to block Phanatic from becoming āfree agentā," 4 Aug. 2019 The Phillies asked for declaratory judgments affirming their rights and sued H/E claiming unjust enrichment and breach of good faith. — Washington Post, "Phillies sue to block Phanatic from becoming āfree agentā," 4 Aug. 2019 The club now seeks a jury trial and six declaratory judgments from Judge Marrero. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Will Phillies Have to Ditch Phillie Phanatic Mascot?," 6 Aug. 2019 The Phillies asked for declaratory judgments affirming their rights and sued H/E claiming unjust enrichment and breach of good faith. — Washington Post, "Phillies sue to block Phanatic from becoming āfree agentā," 4 Aug. 2019 The Phillies asked for declaratory judgments affirming their rights and sued H/E claiming unjust enrichment and breach of good faith. — BostonGlobe.com, "Draymond Green gets $100m extension from Warriors," 3 Aug. 2019 More immediately, Ford demands a declaratory judgment from the court that her contract with Williamson is enforceable and that Williamsonās attempt to exit it is breach of contract. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Analyzing the $100 Million Lawsuit Against Zion Williamson and CAA," 20 June 2019 Ultimately, via the torn, taped, declaratory, singular clothes that populate Original Rebrandās three collections, MI invites us to consider two simple questions. — Sessa Tate, Teen Vogue, "MI Leggett Is the Non-Binary Designer Fighting to Dismantle Gender Norms," 15 Aug. 2018 The county and the Fort Bend County Drainage District are seeking a declaratory judgement from a federal district judge in relation to the way the Barker Reservoir was handled by the Corps during the hurricane. — Brooke A. Lewis, Houston Chronicle, "Fort Bend commissioners move forward with countywide watershed study," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'declaratory.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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declaratory
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Legal Definition of declaratory
: serving to declare, set forth, or explain: as
a
: declaring what is the existing law
b
: declaring a legal right or interpretation
declaratory relief
ā see also declaratory judgment at judgment sense 1a