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petition of right

petition of right noun: a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.

Noun

petition of right (plural petitions of right)

  1. (UK, historical) A remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.

Forms of petition of right

pluralpetitions of right

Questions about petition of right

What does petition of right mean?
Petition of right means a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown.
What part of speech is petition of right?
Petition of right is a noun.
What is the plural of petition of right?
The plural of petition of right is petitions of right.

Words near petition of right in the dictionary

  1. Petithomme
  2. Petithommes
  3. petitio
  4. petitio principii
  5. petition
  6. petition of right
  7. petitionable
  8. petitional
  9. petitionarily
  10. petitionary
  11. petitioned

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