About The Word Petitory
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Petitory
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What's The Definition Of Petitory?Synonyms | Synonyms for Petitory: Related Terms | Find terms related to Petitory: See Also | Petitory In Webster's Dictionary \Pet"i*to*ry\, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum,
to beg, ask: cf. F. p['e]titore.]
Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. --Sir W. Hamilton.
{Petitory suit} or {action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which
the mere title to property is litigated and sought to be
enforced, as distinguished from a possessory suit; also
(Scots Law), a suit wherein the plaintiff claims something
as due him by the defendant. --Burrill.
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