65750. As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:(a) 'Petition' includes any form of pleading brought pursuant to Section 65751, whether it is a petition, complaint, cross-complaint, complaint in intervention, or any other form.(b) 'Petitioner' includes a petitioner, plaintiff, cross-complainant, or intervenor who files an action of any kind pursuant to Section 65751.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1039, Sec. 2.)
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