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Petitioner

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Someone who presents a petition to a court.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who presents a petition.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who presents a petition, either verbal or written.

n. [lowercase, or cap.] In Eng, hist., same as addresser.

n. A plaintiff in an action commenced by petition.

n. A petitioning creditor.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. one praying humbly for something

n. someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

Word Usage

"If a case is being appealed, the party bringing the appeal is often called the petitioner or appellant;the other party may be termed the respondent or the appellee."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

plaintiff complainant

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commissioner conditioner parishioner practitioner

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