A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants. It is a form of legally binding preventive adjudication by which a party involved in an actual or possible legal matter can ask a court to conclusively rule on and affirm the rights, duties, or obligations of ...
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A judgment of the court that explains what the existing law is or expresses the opinion of the court as to the rights and status of the parties, but which does not award relief or provide enforcement.
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in law, a judicial judgment intended to fix or elucidate litigants` rights that were previously uncertain or doubtful. A declaratory judgment is ...
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n. A court judgment that doesn't order anything to be done or award damages but determines the parties' rights. Declaratory judgments are allowed to nip controversies in the bud, but border on advisory opinions which are prohibited. For example: An employer may request the court to rule whether a new tax is applicable to the business prior to payin...
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A court decision in a civil case that tells the parties what their rights and responsibilities are, without awarding damages or ordering them to do anything. Courts are usually reluctant to hear declaratory judgment cases, preferring to wait until there has been a measurable loss. But especially in cases involving important constitutional rights, c...
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Judgment in a civil case that declares rights and responsibilities of the parties or interpretation of the law without awarding damages or requiring action. E.g., a court may be asked to issue a declaratory judgment on constitutionality of a statute or whether an insurance policy covers a given activity. Usually requested by plaintiffs in order to ...
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one fixing rights of parties without ordering anything to be done
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a judgment that merely decides the rights of parties in a given transaction, situation, or dispute but does not order any action or award damages.
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