petitioner
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6.1
- noun
- /pəˈtɪʃənər/
- Formal
:
peticionario
- After careful consideration, the judge granted the request made by the petitioner.
- petitioner contend
- petitioner alleged
- petitioner and the respondent
Examples
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In many of the cases, there is a provision for paralegals to represent petitioners.
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Is the attorney for the petitioner ready?
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Who speaks for the petitioner?
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The petitioner is an alien, Your Honor.
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It's our position, the position of the petitioners...
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Petitioners are sent away from his door without a hearing.
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Howard Ellis, Your Honor, for the petitioner.
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To that end, petitioner calls Detective Campbell Bouchard to the stand.
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Now, in light of the fact that petitioner Sarah Lambert has not provided such evidence, I ask the court that may she provide this evidence now?
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In Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, a jury convicted the petitioner of harassment and unlawful sexual contact.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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8.7
A person who asks or prays for something in a humble way
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9.6
A person who asks for help in a humble, earnest way
A person who asks a court or government body to make a formal decision
A person who asks an authority to take official action
A person who brings a complaint or petition to an authority
A person who starts a court case to get money or a right
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word petitioner comes from the Latin root petere, which means 'to seek' or 'to ask', and it shares this root with petition. So a petitioner is someone who 'asks' an authority for something, often by giving a written petition.