Petition of right — Petition Pe*ti tion, n. [F. p[ e]tition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
petition of right — originally, the means of proceeding against the Crown in a civil action (e.g. breach of contract). The petition of right procedure was rendered obsolete by the passing of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart.… … Law dictionary
Petition of right — (engl., spr. pĭtisch n ŏf reit, d.i. Bittschrift um Herstellung des Rechts), die 1628 vom engl. Parlament dem König Karl I. vorgelegte Beschwerdeschrift, von diesem 7. Juni in allen Punkten (Abgaben an den König nur mit Bewilligung des Parlaments … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Petition of Right — [pɪ tɪʃn əv raɪt; englisch »Bittschrift um Herstellung des Rechts«], von Sir E. Coke am 8. 5. 1628 im englischen Unterhaus formulierte, am 28. 5. von beiden Häusern verabschiedete und am 7. 6. von Karl I. angenommene Bittschrift, in der der… … Universal-Lexikon
Petition of right — This article is about the pre 1948 contractual remedy against the Crown. For the 1628 Act of Parliament that forms part of the constitutional prelude to the English Civil War, see Petition of Right. In English law, a petition of right was a… … Wikipedia
Petition of Right — Die Petition of Right ist eine Petition, die das Parlament von England 1628 an König Karl I. richtete. Es ist ein wichtiges Dokument in der Verfassungsgeschichte Großbritanniens und der Geschichte der Menschenrechte. Das Parlament erhob darin… … Deutsch Wikipedia
petition of right — Etymology: Middle English : a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice * * * Petition of Right noun A parliamentary… … Useful english dictionary
Petition of Right — (1628) Petition sent by Parliament to King Charles I complaining of a series of breaches of law. The petition sought recognition of four principles: no taxation without the consent of Parliament, no imprisonment without cause, no quartering of… … Universalium
PETITION OF RIGHT — a petition presented to Charles I. by the Commons in 1628, and that became law by the king s acceptance of it. It sought for and obtained the abolition of certain grievances which the country unconstitutionally suffered from, such as taxation… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
The Petition of Right — Petition Pe*ti tion, n. [F. p[ e]tition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
