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Petitioner

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003745

The party who initiates a legal proceeding by filing a petition with a court or administrative agency. This individual or entity seeks a particular legal remedy or action from the court. In appellate courts, the petitioner is the party who seeks review of a lower court's decision.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003745
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003745",
  "term": "Petitioner",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The party who initiates a legal proceeding by filing a petition with a court or administrative agency. This individual or entity seeks a particular legal remedy or action from the court. In appellate courts, the petitioner is the party who seeks review of a lower court's decision.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/petitioner/"
}

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