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Petition of Right

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Petition of Right

▶noun

1 Brit. historical a parliamentary declaration of rights and liberties of the people assented to by Charles I in 1628.

2 English Law, chiefly historical a common-law remedy against the Crown for the recovery of property.

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