-
nounsomeone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Similar:
type of: -
nouna man who courts a woman
Definition that contains suer
- plastic a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
- bond a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- evasion the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
- indenture formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
- charge card a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
- registered security a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)
- hare and hounds an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot
- banker's check a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
- charge plate a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
- paper chase an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot