Declaratory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Declaratory \De*clar"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]claratoire.]
     Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear
     or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause
     declaratory of the will of the legislature.
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     {Declaratory act} (Law), an act or statute which sets forth
        more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  declaratory
       adj : relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
             [syn: {declarative}, {asserting(a)}] [ant: {interrogative},
              {interrogative}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  DECLARATORY. Something which explains, or ascertains what before was 
  uncertain or doubtful; as a declaratory statute, which is one passed to put 
  an end to a doubt as to what the law is, and which declares what it is, and 
  what it has been. 1 Bl. Com. 86.