petitionee
One being asked
A petitionee is the person against whom a petition is filed—the respondent in legal proceedings initiated by petition rather than complaint.
In divorce cases, custody disputes, or restraining order requests, the petitionee is the party who must answer the petition: The petitionee was served with divorce papers last week.
One who gives answers
- defendantParty facing charges
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- litigationLegal dispute process
lawsuit · complaint · summons · subpoena · writ · pleadings · hearing · adjudication
Intended mail recipient
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
- assigneeRecipient of transferred rights
- transfereeRecipient of relocation
donee · beneficiary · consignee · designee · notice · service · delivery · filing
Formal request or defense
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- supplicationHumble plea for help
demand · requisition · prayer · grievance · redress · appeal · relief · injunction
respondent
One who gives answers
- defendantParty facing charges
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
litigation · lawsuit · complaint · summons · subpoena · writ · pleadings · hearing · adjudication · judgment
addressee
Intended mail recipient
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
- assigneeRecipient of transferred rights
transferee · donee · beneficiary · consignee · designee · notice · service · delivery · filing · response
plea
Formal request or defense
- applicationFormal request document
- submissionYielding to another's will
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
supplication · demand · requisition · prayer · grievance · redress · appeal · relief · injunction · mandamus
petitioneepetitioner
One who formally requests
appellant · applicant · requester · asker · supplicant
- online petitionDigital document seeking signatures
- petition driveOrganized effort collecting signatures
- divorce petitionFormal request to end marriage
- sign the petition
- bankruptcy petitionLegal request for debt relief
- recall petitionDemand to remove elected official
petition, petitioner, petitions, petitioned, petitioning, competition, repetition