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petitioner
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[ noun ] one praying humbly for something
Synonyms Examples : "a suppliant for her favors" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)Petitioner , who claims to be a conscientious_objector , was convicted of violating 12 ( a ) of the Universal_Military_Training_and_Service_Act by refusing to be inducted into the armed_forces . Held : On the record in this case , the administrative procedures prescribed by the Act were fully complied with ; petitioner was not denied due_process ; and his conviction is sustained . Petitioner was not denied due_process in the administrative proceedings , because the statement in_question was in his file , to which he had access , and he had opportunities to rebut it both before the hearing_officer of the Department_of_Justice and before the appeal_board . Petitioner was not entitled to have the hearing_officer 's notes and report , especially since he failed to show any particular need for them and he did have a copy of the Department_of_Justice 's recommendation to the appeal_board . Petitioner was not entitled , either in the administrative hearing at the Department_of_Justice or at his trial , to inspect the original report of the Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation , since he was furnished a resume of it , did not challenge its accuracy , and showed no particular need for the original report . |
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