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petitioner

noun as in applicant

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“It has not given the right to the petitioner to import the book.”

From BBC

“All of the allegations of misconduct or criminal conduct contained in the petition attributed to me are nothing more than an obvious and nefarious attempt... to discredit me and the fact that Monica on her own identified and implicated the petitioner in this gang-related murder,” he wrote in an email.

Richard Glossip, the petitioner, argues that prosecutors concealed key evidence and allowed false testimony at his trial, securing a wrongful conviction.

From Slate

The court observed that there was no reason why the petitioner would not have paid the amount if he had the means to do so and ordered IIT Dhanbad to create an additional seat for Atul in the current batch.

From BBC

It drew upon a skepticism toward the legitimacy of our criminal justice system that seems to disappear when the petitioner is a powerless person of color rather than one of the most powerful men in the world.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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