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de·clar·a·to·ry I. \-əˌtōrē, -tȯrē, -ri\ adjective Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin declaratorius, from Latin declaratus + -orius -ory 1. : serving to declare, set forth, or explain : being a manifestation of < a philosophy of natural law which regards human law as declaratory of divinely established fact — F.S.Cohen > 2. a. : declaring what is the existing law — distinguished from remedial b. : of, relating to, or being an action of declarator c. : declaring a legal right or establishing a legal interpretation of an instrument < a declaratory judgment > II. adjective : relating to or being a policy that is formally declared for diplomatic purposes but may in fact not be the real policy < both the declaratory and actual policies of the two countries — M.D.Shulman > |