Petition of right

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(Law)

a petition to obtain possession or restitution of property, either real or personal, from the Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the petition itself.

See also: Petition

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Such was the Petition of Right assented to by Charles I.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

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