Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

First, petitioner does not argue that respondent mailed the notices of deficiency to an incorrect address or that the notices otherwise did not arrive at his residence in a timely manner. (law.onecle.com)

A cross-appeal is a request filed by an appellee requesting that a higher court review a decision made by a lower court. The difference between an appeal and a cross-appeal is essentially arbitrary and dependent only on who filed the request for a higher court's review first. The first party to file is called the petitioner or appellant, and its request for review is an appeal. If an opposing party (called the respondent or appellee) also wishes to request review of a lower court's decision, that request is called a cross-appeal. (law.cornell.edu)

In December 1991, just before he left office, Governor Wallace Wilkinson pardoned one petitioner who had already served her prison term and denied relief to two other incarcerated battered women who had petitioned for clemency [...] (The Handbook of Women, Psychology, and the Law by Andrea Barnes)

A writ of seizure and sale is an order issued by a court that allows the petitioner (usually a creditor) to take ownership of a property from a borrower. Once the property has been seized by the creditor, it can be sold, usually at auction. (Investopedia)