petition, n. 1. A formal written request presented to a court or other official body. certiorari petition. A petition seeking discretionary review from an appellate court. See CERTIORARI. debtor’s petition. See voluntary petition. involuntary petition. A petition filed in a bankruptcy court by a creditor seeking to declare a debtor bankrupt. • This type of […]
petitioner. A party who presents a petition to a court or other official body, esp. when seeking relief on appeal. — Also termed (archaically) plaintiff in error. Cf. RESPONDENT(2). [Cases: Appeal and Error 321. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 232–233.]
rescript (ree-skript), n. 1. A judge’s written order to a court clerk explaining how to dispose of a case. 2. An appellate court’s written decision, usu. unsigned, that is sent down to the trial court. [Cases: Appeal and Error 1196, 1207; Criminal Law 1192; Federal Courts 949. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 978, 994.] 3.
scire facias quare executionem non 〈拉〉复审理由陈述令状 如果上诉人〔plaintiff in error〕没有陈述其请求复审的理由，已死亡的被上诉人的遗嘱执行人或遗产管理人可取得此令状，要求上诉人陈述其请求复审的理由。
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