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pray vt: to ask forplaintiff pray s judgment against the defendants for actual damages— used esp. in pleadingsvi: to make a request of a court esp. in a complaint or petitioncomplainant pray s for declaratory reliefpray ing that the judgment be vacated
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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address a request, adjure, appeal to, apply to, ask earnestly, beseech, bid, call upon, clamor for, cry for help, entreat, entreat persistently, impetrate, implore, importune, make a request, make earnest petition for, make supplication, obtest, orare, petition, plead, precari, prefer a petition, prefer a request, press, put up petitions, raise up one's voice, requisition, rogare, solicit, supplicate, urge, urge persistently, urge repeatedly
associated concepts: pray for relief in a complaint
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apply (request), importune, request
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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To formally request judicial judgment, relief, or damages at the end of a pleading.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.to formally request judicial judgment, relief and/or damages at the end of a complaint or petition.See also: prayer
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Pray — Pray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra[ i]hnan. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pray — Pray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra[ i]hnan. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pray — Pray, v. t. 1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat; to implore; to beseech. [1913 Webster] And as this earl was preyed, so did he. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. 2 Cor. v. 20. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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pray — (v.) late 13c., ask earnestly, beg, also pray to a god or saint, from O.Fr. preier (c.900), from L. precari ask earnestly, beg, from *prex (plural preces, gen. precis) prayer, request, entreaty, from PIE root *prek to ask, request, entreat (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
pray — [prā] vt. [ME preien < OFr preier < LL precare, for L precari < prex (gen. precis), prayer < IE * prek̑ , var. of base * perk̑ , question > Ger frage, question] 1. to implore or beseech: now seldom used except as the elliptical… … English World dictionary