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