Petitioner definition

Petitioner means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.
Petitioner or “applicant” means any party who, by written petition, application, or other filing, applies for or seeks relief from the board.
Petitioner means an individual applying for expungement under this chapter.

Examples of Petitioner in a sentence

  • Petitioner Match–E–Be–▇▇▇▇–She–Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Band), an Indian tribe federally recognized in 1999, requested that the Secretary take into trust on its behalf a tract of land known as * The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader.


More Definitions of Petitioner

Petitioner means a person that institutes a proceeding under section 281a.
Petitioner means the party filing a petition under Iowa Code section 20.13 or 20.14.
Petitioner means the party requesting the fee arbitration.
Petitioner means an individual on whose behalf a confidential intermediary is appointed pursuant to subsection (2).
Petitioner means a party who files a petition.
Petitioner means a person who files a petition alleging that an individual is a person requiring treatment;
Petitioner or "condemnor" means any person who possesses the power to exercise the right of