Impetration
IMPETRATION. The obtaining anything by prayer or petition. In the ancient
English statutes, it signifies a pre-obtaining of church benefices in
England from the church of Rome, which belonged to the gift of the king, or
other lay patrons.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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