Petition (IPA: /pəˈtɪʃən/)
| Petition (n.) |
A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer. |
| Petition (n.) |
A formal written request addressed to an official person, or to an organized body, having power to grant it; specifically (Law), a supplication to government, in either of its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial, which calls certain facts to mind; also, the written document. |
| Petition (v. t.) |
To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the governor. |
| Petition (v. i.) |
To make a petition or solicitation. |
| Petition |
Formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of an particular cause |
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2009 film by Zhao Liang |
| Petition Synonyms |
Orison, Prayer |
| Petition Synonyms |
Postulation, Request |
| Spanish Translation |
Petition in Spanish is Petición |
| Tagalog Translation |
Petition in Tagalog is Hilingan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "I shall petition for a life sentence on his behalf. Yes, that would be the honorable thing!" - Final Fantasy IX |
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