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Meanings of petitioner in inglês

português
apresentante
catalão
peticionari
espanhol
suplicante

One praying humbly for something.

        apresentante

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

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              Examples for "suppliant"
              Examples for "suppliant"
              1
              See, the mother is a suppliant to the son for the son.
              Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 08
              2
              Impersonal, unresponsive attendants in Aztec garb guard the door from suppliant followers.
              The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition / A Pictor...
              3
              It was now the priest who menaced, Quasimodo who was the suppliant.
              Notre-Dame de Paris
              4
              He became the veriest suppliant at the shrine where woman reigns supreme.
              The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
              5
              To make the man a suppliant is the delight of her soul.
              Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
              1
              You must speak to them as equal, or even better, as supplicant.
              A Darker Shade of Magic
              2
              Mr. Sheldon the younger contemplated the supplicant with looks of undisguised gratification.
              Charlotte's Inheritance
              3
              He could not abide the picture of himself as a vulnerable supplicant.
              The new yorker
              4
              You're not to touch the supplicant in any way during the testing.
              The black prism
              5
              He dropped to his knees like a supplicant preparing to abase himself.
              Patient Zero
              1
              The request is usually made when the requester thinks the requestee is attractive.
              Ebony
              2
              In handing down his judgment Mr Murphy said unreasonable or unco-operative behaviour by a requester.
              The Irish Times
              3
              These include a recommendation that the answer to such a request be given directly to the requester first.
              The Irish Times
              4
              A regard for the requester would often make one readily yield to a request, without waiting for arguments to reason one into it.
              Pride and Prejudice
              5
              Wondering what this could be for, I contacted the requester, Jonathan Gill, who told me what he plans on doing with the data.
              Wired
              Usage of petitioner in inglês
              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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