Petitio
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civil law. The plaintiff's statement of his cause of action in an action in rem. Calvin.
In old English law. Petition or demand; the count in a real action; the form of words in which a title to land was stated by the demandant, and which commenced with the word "veto." 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 176.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
i!. A petition; a demand. question.
In old English law. Petition the form of words in which mandant.
In the civil law. The actor's action in rem.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Requesting, seeking: petition. Petitio prineipii. A begging of the question: assuming as conceded or settled the question at issue.^
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A demand; a count. Petitio the question.