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Definition petitioner in American English

petitioner noun

[countable] noun
/pəˈtɪʃ(ə)nər/
1

someone who organizes or signs a petition asking someone in authority to do something

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2

someone who gives a court an official document in which they ask it to take legal action

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2.1

someone who asks a court to officially allow them to get divorced

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Definition petitioner in American English