Declinatory
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to declination; characterized by declining; intimating refusal.
noun.
Same as
declinator
, 1.
noun.
An excuse or plea for declining.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
adjective.
the plea of sanctuary or of benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction; -- now abolished.
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adjective.
Containing or involving a
declination
or
refusal
, as of
submission
to a
charge
or
sentence
.
Word Usage
"Vergennes,) was ignorant of the part, that the Imperial Courts would take upon their declinatory answer."
cross-reference
declinatory plea
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
degenerative
degeneratory
degradational
depreciative
depreciatory