PETITIONER


Meaning of PETITIONER in English

/ pəˈtɪʃənə(r); NAmE / noun

1.

a person who organizes or signs a petition

2.

( law ) a person who asks a court to take a particular course of action

3.

( formal ) a person who makes a formal request to sb in authority

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