"Petitory Action" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL

Petitory Action LAW AND LEGAL
Definition:

A droitural ac-tion ; that is,, one in which the plaintiff seeks to establlsh and enforce, by an approprl-ate legal proceedlng, his right of property, or his title, to the subject-matter in dispute; ss distinguished from a possessory action, where the right to the possession is the point in litigation, and not the mere right of property. The term is chiefly used in admiralty. 1 Kent. Comm. 371; The Tilton, 5 Mason, 465, Fed. Cas. No. 14,054

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Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

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