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Petitioner

/pəˈtɪʃənər/
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(noun) Someone who presents a petition to a court.

The petitioner stood before the judge.
She was a petitioner for social change.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ argued that the new law violated her constitutional right to freedom of expression.

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