petitory action — A legal proceeding by which the plaintiff seeks to establish and enforce his or her title to property, as distinguished from a possessory proceeding, where the plaintiff s right to possession is the issue. Such petitory actions must be based on a … Law dictionary
Petitory action — Petitory Pet i*to*ry, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[ e]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petitory action — noun 1. civil & admiralty law : an action in rem to establish a right or title in or ownership of specific property compare possessory action 2. Scots law : an action in which property, money, or damages are demanded from the defendant … Useful english dictionary
petitory action — A proceeding at law for the recovery of real property, corresponding to the common law action of ejectment, and which can only be maintained where the plaintiff shows a legal title to the property in himself, as distinguished from an equitable… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Petitory — Pet i*to*ry, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[ e]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere title to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petitory suit — Petitory Pet i*to*ry, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. p[ e]titore.] Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit in which the mere… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petitory — pet·i·to·ry / pe tə ˌtōr ē/ adj [Latin petitorius of a claim to ownership, from petere to go to or toward, seek, request]: made under admiralty or civil law to establish a right to ownership rather than to possession of property a petitory action … Law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
action — Conduct; behavior; something done; the condition of acting; an act or series of acts. Term in its usual legal sense means a lawsuit brought in a court; a formal complaint within the jurisdiction of a court of law. Pathman Const. Co. v. Knox… … Black's law dictionary
petitory — ˈped.əˌtōrē adjective Etymology: Latin petitorius, from petitus (past participle of petere to go to or toward, seek, request) + orius ory more at feather 1. archaic : petitionary, supplicatory 2 … Useful english dictionary
