petitioner

Definition of Petitioner in English :

one praying humbly for something

Example Sentences:
'a suppliant for her favors'

2. petitioner, suer

someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Petitioner

noun

1.

a person who presents a petition

2. mainly British

the plaintiff in a divorce suit

n.

1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.

2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.

3. Law

a. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter: a petition for review of a previous court's decision.

b. A pleading initiating a legal case in some civil courts: a bankruptcy petition.

4. Something requested or entreated: granted our petition.

v. pe·ti·tioned, pe·ti·tion·ing, pe·ti·tions

v.tr.

1. To address a petition to: petitioned the king for a pardon.

2. To ask for by petition; request formally: petitioned that the sentence be reduced.

v.intr.

To make a request, especially formally: petitioned for retrial.