petitory — pet·i·to·ry / pe tə ˌtōr ē/ adj [Latin petitorius of a claim to ownership, from petere to go to or toward, seek, request]: made under admiralty or civil law to establish a right to ownership rather than to possession of property a petitory action … Law dictionary
petitory action — A legal proceeding by which the plaintiff seeks to establish and enforce his or her title to property, as distinguished from a possessory proceeding, where the plaintiff s right to possession is the issue. Such petitory actions must be based on a … Law dictionary
Petitory action — Petitory Pet i*to*ry, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[ e]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petitory suit — Petitory Pet i*to*ry, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[ e]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petitory action — /petat(a)riy akshan/ A droitural action; that is, one in which the plaintiff seeks to establish and enforce, by an appropriate legal proceeding, his right of property, or his title, to the subject matter in dispute; as distinguished from a… … Black's law dictionary
petitory — adj. pertaining to an applicant, pertaining to a candidate, pertaining to a petitioner … English contemporary dictionary
petitory — pet·i·to·ry … English syllables
petitory — ˈped.əˌtōrē adjective Etymology: Latin petitorius, from petitus (past participle of petere to go to or toward, seek, request) + orius ory more at feather 1. archaic : petitionary, supplicatory 2 … Useful english dictionary
petitory action — A proceeding at law for the recovery of real property, corresponding to the common law action of ejectment, and which can only be maintained where the plaintiff shows a legal title to the property in himself, as distinguished from an equitable… … Ballentine's law dictionary
petitory suit — A suit in admiralty brought to try title … Ballentine's law dictionary
