legal Definition of petitory
:made under admiralty or civil law to establish a right to ownership rather than to possession of property
- a petitory action
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petitory
adjective
pet·i·to·ry
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ˈpe-tə-ˌtōr-ē
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Origin and Etymology of petitory
Latin petitorius of a claim to ownership, from petere to go to or toward, seek, request
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