Prayer
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
Petition; request. In a bill in equity, a request that the court will grant the relief desired; also, that part of the bill in which the request is made. Such prayer is for process, for special or general relief, or for both. A common formula for the conclusion is " And he will ever pray, etc."
See Equity; Relief, 3.
Compare Orator; Petition; Precatory. On prayers for instruction, see Charge, 3 (3, c).