petitioner
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pe·ti·tion
(pə-tĭsh′ən)n.
1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.
2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
3. Law
a. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter: a petition for review of a previous court's decision.
b. A pleading initiating a legal case in some civil courts: a bankruptcy petition.
4. Something requested or entreated: granted our petition.
v. pe·ti·tioned, pe·ti·tion·ing, pe·ti·tions
v.tr.
1. To address a petition to: petitioned the king for a pardon.
2. To ask for by petition; request formally: petitioned that the sentence be reduced.
v.intr.
To make a request, especially formally: petitioned for retrial.
[Middle English peticion, from Old French petition, from Latin petītiō, petītiōn-, from petītus, past participle of petere, to request; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·ti′tion·ar′y (pə-tĭsh′ə-nĕr′ē) adj.
pe·ti′tion·er n.
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petitioner
(pɪˈtɪʃənə)n
1. (Law) a person who presents a petition
2. (Law) chiefly Brit the plaintiff in a divorce suit
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Noun | 1. | petitioner - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" applicant, applier - a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission besieger - an energetic petitioner postulant - one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order |
2. | petitioner - someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right complainant, plaintiff - a person who brings an action in a court of law |
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petitioner
noun1. One that asks a higher authority for something, as a favor or redress:
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Translations
مُقَدِّم العَريضَه او الإلْتِماس
žadatel
ansøger
kérelmezõ
beiîandi
dilekçe veren kişi
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petitioner
n → Bittsteller(in) m(f); (Jur) → Kläger(in) m(f)
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petition
(pəˈtiʃən) noun a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.
verb to make such a request. They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.
peˈtitioner nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.