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petitioner

🇬🇧 UK/pəˈtɪʃənə(r)/🇺🇸 US/pi'tiʃәnә/
GREA2

Definitions

n.

A person who presents a petition to a court or other authority.

请愿人,申请人,上诉人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
petseek, aim, strive
+
iconnector
+
tionact, process, state
+
erone who does, agent
=petitioner

Common Collocations

  • 1.petitioner in court法庭申请人
  • 2.petitioner for divorce离婚申请人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The petitioner submitted her formal complaint to the court requesting compensation for damages.

  • 2.

    As the petitioner in the divorce case, she presented evidence to support her custody request.

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