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PETITORY
Etymology
Adjective
petitory (comparative more petitory, superlative most petitory)
petitioning, soliciting, begging, petitionary
Source: Wiktionary
Pet"i*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. pétitore.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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