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Act On Petition

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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The term for a part of the procedure in the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, now of infrequent occurrence. It was more freely used in the old Admiralty and Divorce courts before the Judicature Acts. (See PLEADING.)

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Act On Petition'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/act-on-petition.html. 1910.
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