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A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared.

legislature. Declaratory act (Law), an act or statute which sets forth more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.

f a god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is seen in his works. They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and the perfect manhood of Christ. Milman.

To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.] Denouncing wrath to come. Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut. xxx. 18.

One who denounces, or declares, as a menace. Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. Dryden.

To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.

ay; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops. Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be believed. Watts.

To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [Obs.] "He disabled my judgment." Shak.

with, or by. To disgust him with the world and its vanities. Prescott. Ærius is expressly declared . . . to have been disgusted at failing. J. H. Newman. Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the convention. Macaulay.

One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement.

In a doubtful manner. Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. Dryden.

or tend, to a point; to make an effort; to strive; -- usually with at. Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular interest he drove at. South.

To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument. Sir W. Hamilton.

rd; to inregister. To read enregistered in every nook His goodness, which His beauty doth declare. Spenser.

To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth. The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel. Coleridge.

To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!" he exclaimed.

Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express consent; an express statement. I have express commandment. Shak.

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.

inate form; to shape. If love, alas! be pain I bear, No thought can figure, and no tongue declare.Prior.

To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. Burrill.