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1petition for — index intercede, request Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2petition for — phr verb Petition for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bankruptcy, ↑divorce …
3petition for relief — (or bankruptcy petition or petition) the document that commences a bankruptcy proceeding; the document filed with the court to initiate a bankruptcy proceeding. (Common Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
4petition for a receiving order — An application by a creditor to the Court for an Order adjudging a debtor bankrupt (Ontario Bankruptcy Dictionary) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
5petition for release — index habeas corpus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6Petition for stay — A petition for stay is a legal action filed in an appeals court asking the court to stop (stay) the decision of a lower court …
7make earnest petition for — index pray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8petition — pe·ti·tion 1 n 1: a formal written request made to an official person or body (as a court or board) a petition for equitable relief the creditor filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy 2: a document embodying a formal written request petition …
9petition — (or bankruptcy petition or petition for relief) the document that commences a bankruptcy proceeding (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) The document used to begin a bankruptcy case. See order for relief (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy… …
10petition — pe‧ti‧tion [pˈtɪʆn] noun [countable] LAW an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered: • He will file the petition early next week. ˈbankruptcy peˌtition LAW when a person or business that is owed money asks a… …
