petitioner
Britishnoun
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a person who presents a petition
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the plaintiff in a divorce suit
Example Sentences
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"Petitioner has a legal right to inquire into this outcome through the statutorily enacted procedures available to him."
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025
“To date, the Petitioner does not know where the Respondent is living with the parties’ minor child,” the motion adds.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2024
“Respondents disagree with how Petitioner chose to describe the factual background of the matter,” they said in the court filing.
From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023
“The Petition is supported by two expert opinions concluding that Petitioner is intellectually disabled pursuant to Tennessee law,” the judge wrote in her order.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2021
"And yet think, Messieurs," as the Petitioner justly urged, "you who were our saviours, did yourselves need saviours,"—the brave Bastillers, namely; workmen of Paris; many of them in straightened pecuniary circumstances!
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
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