PETITION OF RIGHT


Meaning of PETITION OF RIGHT in English

■ noun

1》 Brit. historical a parliamentary declaration of rights and liberties of the people assented to by Charles I in 1628.

2》 English Law, chiefly historical a common-law remedy against the Crown for the recovery of property.

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