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Meanings of petitioner in anglès

portuguès
apresentante
català
peticionari
espanyol
suplicante

One praying humbly for something.

        peticionari

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

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              Examples for "suer"
              Examples for "suer"
              1
              Half the forfeiture was to go to the suer.
              Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
              2
              This enabled my master to breathe a little easier, and to feel that Mr. Cray was not his pur- suer after all.
              Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom / Or, The Escape of William...
              Usage of petitioner in anglès
              1
              Ijaz Butt should also be included in the probe, the petitioner said.
              The Guardian
              2
              Most frequently, we request tax documents from your petitioner or other sponsor.
              Jamaica Observer
              3
              One day a petitioner placed a paper in his hand and vanished.
              The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 07: 1561-62
              4
              The petitioner was blinking, and dived into her mantle for her handkerchief.
              The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories
              5
              The petitioner fell on her knees, and, extending her arms, said huskily:
              Beulah
              6
              The petitioner also argues that the Supreme Court's Exxon Corp. v. Gov.
              Forbes
              7
              And the Divine would grant boons to even the most humble petitioner.
              Servant of a dark god
              8
              Therefore, the petitioner's application for a temporary restraining order is denied.
              The Guardian
              9
              I humbly ask you now to show what this petitioner seeks to know.
              Book of shadows
              10
              The petition is dismissed, but not the petitioner; so listen to me instead.
              The Swindler and Other Stories
              11
              What can I do for you, said the general addressing the next petitioner.
              Love and Other Stories
              12
              The leading petitioner had been the best of helpers to the first venture.
              A Labrador Doctor / The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfe...
              13
              The handsome petitioner put faith in this promise, which the other carefully forgot.
              The Celibates
              14
              He turned away from the petitioner and beckoned the head woman to enter.
              Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
              15
              Even in the half-light the petitioner's face hinted brazenly of cosmetics.
              Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
              16
              Perhaps the reader may wish to see as well as hear the petitioner.
              Tales and Novels — Volume 04
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              portuguès
              apresentante
              Petitioner through the time
              Petitioner across language varieties
              United Kingdom
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              United States of America
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