They were originally envisioning a-- what's known as a declaratory judgment action. From Wordnik.com. [Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion] Reference
All such forgiveness of sins may be termed declaratory; the karma is exhausted, and a "knower of karma" declares the fact. From Wordnik.com. [Esoteric Christianity, or The Lesser Mysteries] Reference
United States that were "declaratory" and announced they had a nuclear arsenal they would keep. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Arabic manuscript declaratory of Mr. Park's death. From Wordnik.com. [An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa] Reference
I guess there's no question here, it's just a declaratory. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2004] Reference
House for a declaratory act for the Fourteenth Amendment and. From Wordnik.com. [Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian] Reference
I don't expect them to take the case for declaratory judgment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2005] Reference
Most of them, it will be seen, are merely declaratory and restrictive. From Wordnik.com. [The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens.] Reference
QUESTION: You're not disappointed at all you asked for a declaratory judgment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Florida Recount: U.S. Supreme Court Enters the Fray - November 24, 2000] Reference
But your declaratory earlier was that you would carried that out even absent 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2004] Reference
FLEISCHER: No. The president came forward with that in the Afghan declaratory policy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2001] Reference
No wonder; for it was merely declaratory of the "customary or common law" of that day. From Wordnik.com. [Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject] Reference
On the other hand, if declaratory, then show us any old law which made the "call" illegal. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844] Reference
ESKEW: Well, the canvassing board indicated they would go for a declaratory judgment today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Election 2000: Bush Campaign Spokesman Discusses Suspended Palm Beach County Recount - November 14, 2000] Reference
This has been announced as declaratory policy, and I see this as a very dangerous possibility. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2002] Reference
It is obvious that this clause confers no rights, but is merely declaratory of existing rights. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus] Reference
President's objection to the first section of this bill by saying that it is merely declaratory. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States] Reference
But the president's statement seemed to me to be clear, declaratory and not requiring amplification. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2001] Reference
Or is it simply that the two rival declaratory positions, fundamental positions are impossible to bridge?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Middle East Peace Summit Ends Without Agreement - July 19, 2000] Reference
The theory or declaratory form of our Government stands out, boldly and distinctly, as that of the highest order. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864] Reference
The first, declaratory of the grievance of carrying citizens great distances for trial, was unanimously agreed to. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
Obj. 4: Further, a promissory oath extends to future, just as a declaratory oath extends to past and present things. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
They were merely declaratory, and recommended to the students of Cambridge, where a controversy had arisen regarding grace. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election] Reference
Now, the declaratory judgment statute that we moved under, simply says that any party who has a-- I'll try to speak louder. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Bush Lawyers Argue for Inclusion of Military Ballots - November 24, 2000] Reference
They were general, and declaratory of personal rights, and in no instance restrictive of the power of the general government. From Wordnik.com. [Albert Gallatin American Statesmen Series, Vol. XIII] Reference
As a matter of fact, I had frequently talked about the southern oil fields, or oil fields in general, in my declaratory policy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2003] Reference
So that's what the secretary said, and that's perfectly consistent with the president's Afghanistan declaratory policy of course. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2001] Reference
BROOKES: Well, I think the administration's declaratory policy on this in requiring North Korea to retrench on its nuclear program. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2002] Reference
America deploys tactical nuclear weapons in several NATO countries, and NATO's declaratory policy mirrors that of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nuclear Nightmare] Reference
But when backed into a corner, and I think the declaratory policy of regime change may well have him being backed him into a corner. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 28, 2002] Reference
The plaintiffs have sought a declaratory judgment, which is asking the court to make a ruling as to what the law and regulations are. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2004] Reference
The White House should establish a "declaratory policy" that puts adversaries on notice as to how it will view aggressive acts, he said. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. cybersecurity plans lagging, critics say] Reference
A new nuclear agenda requires coordinated efforts on several levels: first, the declaratory policy of the United States; second, the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nuclear Nightmare] Reference
Recognizing in a declaratory act the legal existence of these common institutions, they also determined the method by which they should be administered. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
BACK-BOND, or BACK-LETTER, in Scots law, a deed qualifying the terms of another deed, or declaratory of the purposes for which another deed has been granted. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
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