petitioner

  • 1petitioner — I noun applicant, asker, litigant, movant, one who applies for relief, one who files an application for relief, one who requests relief, party, pleader, solicitant, solicitor, supplex, supplicant associated concepts: aggrieved party II index… …

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  • 2Petitioner — Pe*ti tion*er, n. One who presents a petition. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3Petitioner — A petitioner is a person who pleads with a governmental institution for a legal remedy or a redress of grievances.In the courtsThe petitioner may seek a legal remedy if the state or another private person has acted unlawfully. In this case, the… …

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  • 4petitioner — [[t]pətɪ̱ʃənə(r)[/t]] petitioners 1) N COUNT A petitioner is a person who presents or signs a petition. 2) N COUNT A petitioner is a person who brings a legal case to a court of law. [LEGAL] The judge awarded the costs of the case to the… …

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  • 5Petitioner — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Petitioner >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 petitioner petitioner solicitor applicant Sgm: N 1 suppliant suppliant supplicant Sgm: N 1 suitor suitor candidate claimant postulant aspirant …

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  • 6petitioner — UK [pəˈtɪʃ(ə)nə(r)] / US [pəˈtɪʃ(ə)nər] noun [countable] Word forms petitioner : singular petitioner plural petitioners 1) someone who organizes or signs a petition asking someone in authority to do something 2) a) legal someone who gives a court …

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  • 7petitioner — petition ► NOUN 1) a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority concerning a cause. 2) an appeal or request. 3) Law an application to a court for a writ, judicial action, etc. ► VERB ▪ make or present a… …

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  • 8petitioner for legal redress — index complainant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9Petitioner (Dungeons & Dragons) — context Infobox D D creature name=Petitioner alignment= type=Outsider first=In the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game, a petitioner is the soul of a deceased mortal. Upon its death, a mortal creature that served a deity faithfully will… …

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  • 10petitioner — noun see petition II …

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