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One who presents a formal, written application to a court, officer, or legislative body that requests action on a certain matter. In legal proceedings initiated by a petition, the respondent is the person against whom relief is sought, or who opposes the petition. One who appeals from a judgment is a petitioner. petitioner n. one who signs and/or files a petition. (See: petition) petitioner noun applicant, asker, litigant, movant, one who applies for relief, one who files an application for relief, one who requests relief, party, pleader, solicitant, supplex, supplicant Associated concepts: aggrieved party See also: accuser, actor, appellant, applicant, candidate, claimant, complainant, contender, litigant, malcontent, party, plaintiff, special interest, suitor, undersigned Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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