a speech made in public, in the tone and manner of an oration, uniting the expression of action to the propriety of pronunciation, in order to give the sentiment its full impression upon the mind.

DECLARATORY action, in Scots law, is that by which a pursuer only craves, that some right or privilege shall be declared to belong to him, without demanding the payment or performance of anything from the defender. See SCOTS LAW, title, 30.