Associations to the word «Petitioner»

Wiktionary

PETITIONER, noun. (legal) Someone who presents a petition to a court.

Dictionary definition

PETITIONER, noun. One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors".
PETITIONER, noun. Someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.