petitioneen.
/pᵻˌtɪʃəˈniː/, U.S. /pəˌtɪʃəˈni/ U.S. Law.
In a court action: the party against whom a petition is filed, and who is required to answer and defend.
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defender1430
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respondent1561
libellate1565
petitionee1764
complainee1779
libellee1856
1764 in Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1881) XII. 262 Unless the petitioner would..execute notes of hand to the petitionee for the whole added together.
1890 Rep. Supreme Court Vermont 62 433 Petitionees executed and delivered to petitioner a mortgage deed of certain premises conditioned for her support during her lifetime.
1903 Federal Reporter 118 672 This stock of goods is part of the estate to be administered by the trustee, upon which the petitionee has only a lien.
1992 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 29 Jan. 4 A decision which..was in all respects final and aggrieved petitionees who opposed the subdivision.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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