Legal Definition and Related Resources of Act on petition
Meaning of Act on petition
A form of summary proceeding formerly in use in the high court of admiralty, in England, in which the parties stated their respective cases briefly, and supported their statements by affidavit. 2 Dods. Adm. 174, 184; 1 Hagg. Adm. 1, note.
What does Act on petition mean in American Law?
The definition of Act on petition in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A form of English summary proceeding once used in the High Court of Admiralty, but now superceded.
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