petitioner
/pəˈtɪʃ(ə)nə
/noun
1A person who presents a petition to an authority in respect of a particular cause: petitioners gathered about 70,000 signatures for the initiative...
- Paying each petitioner 75 cents for their signature, the group has exceeded its target.
- He said he would read the petitioners' letter carefully and would need to reflect on their point of view.
- If the attempt to block the licence is unsuccessful, the petitioners are asking magistrates to limit the business's opening hours to 11 pm.
1.1 Law A person who makes a formal application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc. the claim by the petitioner for spousal support is dismissed...
- I did not understand it to be suggested that the board had in fact considered and decided on the petitioner's application.
- The petitioner must demonstrate that the company has sufficient assets within the jurisdiction to provide a reasonable possibility of benefit to the petitioner.
- If they are successful, the petitioner and general body of creditors will benefit.
