Petitory suit
| (Admiralty Law) | a suit in which the mere title to property is litigated and sought to be enforced, as distinguished from a possessory suit; also (Scots Law), a suit wherein the plaintiff claims something as due him by the defendant. |
See also: Petitory
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.