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Petition of Right
Petition of Right 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I . Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to exact forced loans and to quarter troops in subjects' houses as an economy measure. Arbitrary arres... Read more
initiative
initiative the originating of a law or constitutional amendment by popular petition. It is intended to allow the electorate to initiate legislation independently of the legislature. This direct form of legislation, together with the referendum , was known in Greece and other early democracies. It ... Read more
gag rules
gag rules in parliamentary procedure, rules limiting or prohibiting free debate on a particular issue. In U.S. history, the term is applied especially to procedural rules in force in the House of Representatives from 1836 to 1844. With the growth of antislavery feeling after the founding of the Ame... Read more
Les Andelys
Les Andelys , town (1993 est. pop. 8,580), in Eure dept., N France, Normandy, on the Seine. The twin communities of Grand-Andely and Petit-Andely form a commercial center, with a distillery, metalworks, glassworks, and silk and leather industries. On the border between Normandy proper and the Norman... Read more
Feuillants
Feuillants , political club of the French Revolution. It emerged in July, 1791, when those Jacobins who opposed a petition for the dethronement of the king split off and began to meet at the former Feuillant convent. Its chief member was Antoine Barnave . The Feuillants advocated a constitutional... Read more
Roberto de Nobili
Roberto de Nobili , 1577-1656, Italian Jesuit missionary. He was ordained in Rome in 1603 after seven years of training in Naples and sailed the following year for India with a group of Portuguese missionaries. For his unconventional adoption of Hindu customs, he was censured by the authorities in 1... Read more
Trianon
Trianon , two small châteaux in the park of Versailles , Seine-et-Oise dept., N France. The Grand Trianon was built by J. H. Mansart in 1687 for Louis XIV; Napoleon I sometimes used it as a retreat. The Petit Trianon was built in 1762 by J. A. Gabriel for Louis XV. It was a favorite residence... Read more
Feargus O'Connor
Feargus O'Connor , 1794-1855, Irish Chartist leader. Elected to the Parliament of 1832 as a supporter of Daniel O'Connell , he soon quarreled with O'Connell and was forced out of Parliament in 1835. Thereafter he devoted himself chiefly to the English radical movement. In 1837 he founded a paper, t... Read more
Chartism
Chartism workingmen's political reform movement in Great Britain, 1838-48. It derived its name from the People's Charter, a document published in May, 1838, that called for voting by ballot, universal male suffrage, annual Parliaments, equal electoral districts, no property qualifications for membe... Read more
Sir John Eliot
Sir John Eliot 1592-1632, English parliamentary leader. He was a staunch defender of parliamentary liberties. Eliot instituted (1626) the impeachment proceedings against Charles I's favorite, the 1st duke of Buckingham , and joined Sir Edward Coke and others in promoting the Petition of Right ,... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "petit"

Roland Petit
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Roland Petit 1924-, French dancer and choreographer, b. Villemoble. Petit joined the Paris Opéra company at 15 and in 1948 founded Les Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit. His best-known work, Carmen (1949), set to...
Petit-Bourbon, Salle du
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Petit-Bourbon, Salle du, Paris, the first...followed by Le Dépit amoureux . The Petit-Bourbon also saw the first nights of Les...disused theatre in the Palais-Royal and the Petit-Bourbon disappeared, Molière...
Petit Juries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Petit Juries Trial by jury is the main form of lay participation in the administration...employment of the jury differentiates the American legal system from all others. Petit juries are used elsewhere, but not to the same extent as in the United States...
Petit Jury
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PETIT JURY The ordinary panel of twelve persons called to issue a verdict in a civil action or a criminal prosecution. Petit jury is used interchangeably with petty jury.
petit mal
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body petit mal is a specific form of epilepsy , characterized by a transient, subtle...becomes noticed at school. A remarkable, in fact diagnostic, feature of petit mal is the generalized electrical seizure of the cerebral cortex that is detectable...
Petit Nord Peninsula
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Petit Nord Peninsula see Great Northern Peninsula , Canada.
Petit Larceny
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PETIT LARCENY A form of larceny — the stealing of another's personal property — in which the value of the property...
Seizure Disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed. ...seizures. ABSENCE SEIZURES. Absence (petit mal) seizures generally begin at about...one and 10 seconds. A person having a petit mal seizure becomes very quiet and may...roll his eyes, or move his lips. A petit mal seizure lasts 15-20 seconds. When...
Seizures
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders ...and level of consciousness. Absence (petit mal) seizures generally begin at about...between one and 10 seconds. People having a petit mal seizure become very quiet and may blink...roll their eyes, or move their lips. A petit mal seizure lasts 15 – 20 seconds...
treason
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty) treason. Petit treason was the murder of one's lawful superior...the 19th cent., the English law was reformed; petit treason was abolished, cruel methods of executing...

Dictionary entries related to "petit"

Petit, Pierre
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography PETIT, PIERRE ( b . Montlu ç on, France...The son of a minor provincial official, Petit spent his early adult life as contr ô...xE9; ral des Fortifications in 1649. Petit ’ s governmental career was complemented...
Petit, Alexis Thérèse
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography PETIT, ALEXIS TH é R è SE (b...Paris, France, 21 June 1820), physics . Petit was an outstanding pupil at the É...designated “ first. ” . Petit was immediately was immediately taken onto...
Pourfour Du Petit, François
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography POURFOUR DU PETIT, FRAN ç OIS ( b. Paris, France...conventionally classical education of Pourfour du Petit was something of a failure. On leaving...Before practicing, however, Pourfour du Petit continued his medical and scientific studies...
petit bourgeois
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...characteristic of the lower middle class, esp. with reference to a perceived conventionalism and conservatism: the frail facade of petit bourgeois respectability. • n. ( pl. pet·its bour·geois pronunc. same) a member of the lower...
petit mal
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing petit mal ( pe -tee mal) n. see epilepsy .
petit‐grain oils
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition petit‐grain oils Prepared from twigs and leaves of the bitter orange by steam distillation.
petit
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English pet·it / ˈpetē / • adj. Law (of a crime) petty: petit larceny.
petit pois
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition petit pois Small peas , picked when young.
petit salé
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition petit salé French; salted belly or flank of pork.
Babar le petit éléphant, Histoire de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Babar le petit éléphant, Histoire de ( Story of Babar the little elephant ) . Narration for v. and pf. by Poulenc to text by Jean de Brunhoff (1899–1937). Comp. 1940–5. Version with orch. by Françaix , 1962.

Thesaurus entries related to "petit"

ballet
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...jeté jeté pas allé pas de basque pas de bourrée pas de chat pas de cheval petit battement petit jeté piqué pirouette plié port de bras promenade relevé retiré rond...
sewing
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...herringbone stitch lock stitch loop stitch mending mitering needlepoint overcasting overhand oversewing overstitch patchwork petit point pin tuck pleating presser foot quilting running stitch saddle stitch satin stitch seam seamstress selvage serger serging...
pastry
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...eclair elephant ear feuilletee finanacier frangipane kringle madeleine mille-feuille napoleon pain au chocolat pate a choux petit four profiterole schnecken sfogliatelle strudel vol-au-vent See also tables at cake, candy, cookie, doughnut, and pie...
dog
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...bluetick (coonhound) borzoi dachshund foxhound greyhound harrier Ibizan hound Irish wolfhound Norwegian elkhound otterhound petit basset griffon Vendéen pharoah hound Plott hound redbone (coonhound) Rhodesian ridgeback Saluki Scottish deerhound...
vegetable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...mung bean mushroom mustard green napa cabbage nopal okra onion pandan leaf parship parsley parsnip pasilla pepper pea pea pod petit pois plantain potato pumpkin purslane radicchio radish ramp rhubarb ridge gourd romaine lettuce runner bean rutabaga salsify...
cookie
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...wedding cookie molasses cookie mostaccioli oatmeal raisin cookie Oreo™ peanut butter cookie pecan sandie pepparkakor petit beurre pfeffernüsse pinwheel ratafia (biscuit) Rice Krispie Treat™ rugelach rusk sand tart sandwich cookie...

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PETIT: 'Victims' rights are totally abused'
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 7/22/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...offer guilty plea if spared death==== PETIT: 'Victims' rights are totally abused...invasion and slayings of Jennifer Hawke- Petit and her two daughters said Tuesday the...family wasn't buying it, with Hawke-Petit's mother saying "you really need to...
Petit: I am victim of an Anglo backlash.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/15/1998; ; 700+ words ; EMMANUEL PETIT fears he may pay for his Double taste of...glory with his World Cup place. Midfielder Petit, pony-tail bouncing off his blond head...preliminary World Cup squad. But 6ft 2in Petit fears that French coach Aime Jacquet's...
Petit family marks anniversary of tragedy?
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 7/23/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Bureau Chief CHESHIRE -- Dr. William Petit's family and friends wear multi- colored...peoples' lives, the way Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley and Michaela...said this week she and members of the Petit family will spend much of today "meeting...
Petit begins love affair with Chinese ballet
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 11/5/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Beijing and asked for help to invite Roland Petit to the National Ballet of China as a guest...choreographer, to stage his ballet in China. Petit did not come. But more than a decade later...the country. This week, 81-year-old Petit is in Beijing to present his popular signature...
Petit, at the Extremes;The Marseille Ballet's `Pavlova' Premiere
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/25/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...The Ballet National de Marseille Roland Petit, which returned to the Kennedy Center...absence of seven years, presented two Petit creations as its opening program. "L...thematic mark. Yet both ballets are true to Petit's complex artistic nature, and both...
Petit Bateau Alliance with Room to Grow to Increase Charitable Donations.
Business Wire; 3/3/2008; 700+ words ; ...items for families in need NEW YORK -- Petit Bateau, the global iconic clothing brand...organization that aids low-income families. Petit Bateau will become the first retailer to...Boston. Under this unique partnership, Petit Bateau boutiques in Manhattan, Hackensack...
Petit Perseveres, Gets His Chance in Net for Virginia
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/12/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...team, Virginia fifth-year senior Bud Petit once celebrated a goal on a muddy field...Ben Rubeor, a starting attackman. And Petit found an unusual way to spend much of his...American at Collegiate School in Richmond, Petit was a backup goalie for the past 41/2...
Mgr Petit, Assomptionniste, Fondateur des "Echos d'Orient", Archeveque Latin d'Athenes (1868-1927)
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Mgr Petit, Assomptionniste, Fondateur des "Echos...in December, 1997, on the life of Louis Petit, the French Assumptionist Byzantine scholar...Archbishop of Athens from 1912 until 1926. Petit entered the Assumptionist novitiate in Spain...
Darrell Petit.(Interview of Darrell Petit)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Stone & Tile Design; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; As an architect and sculptor, Darrell Petit's search for natural stone has literally...only been sourcing trips, however, as Petit has taken up residence near the quarries...process as well as quarrying techniques, Petit's work portrays natural stone in its...
A petit poor show
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 4/28/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...things could not get any worse for Emmanuel Petit. The scorer of the clinching goal in the...in an unhappy year at the Nou Camp, Petit had been reduced to being a make-weight...Barcelona's starting line-up. A year ago, Petit was faced with a choice: return to Arsenal...