Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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declaratory judgment

See JUDGMENT.

declaratory judgment.

A binding adjudication that establishes the rights and other legal relations of the parties without providing for or ordering enforcement. ( Declaratory judgments are often sought, for example, by insurance companies in determining whether a policy covers a given insured or peril. - Also termed declaratory decree; declaration. default judgment. See DEFAULT JUDGMENT. See DEFAULT JUDGMENT.