petition
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
a request made for something desired, especially a respectful or humble request, as to a superior or to one of those in authority; a supplication or prayer: a petition for aid; a petition to God for courage and strength.
something that is sought by request or entreaty: to receive one's full petition.
Law. an application for a court order or for some judicial action.
to beg for or request (something).
to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislative body, etc.): He received everything for which he had petitioned the king.
to ask by petition for (something).
to present a petition.
to address or present a formal petition.
to request or solicit, as by a petition: to petition for redress of grievances.
Origin of petition
1synonym study For petition
Other words for petition
Other words from petition
- pe·ti·tion·a·ble, adjective
- pe·ti·tion·er, pe·ti·tion·ist, noun
- coun·ter·pe·ti·tion, noun, verb
- pre·pe·ti·tion, noun, verb (used with object)
- re-pe·ti·tion, verb (used with object)
- un·pe·ti·tioned, adjective
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How to use petition in a sentence
Stand up for working momsThere are so many ways to use your voice, and while a phone call to your representatives is among the most powerful, MomsRising makes five-second activism incredibly easy via digital petitions.
Why working moms deserve a tantrum (and how to survive the remainder of the pandemic) | Christine Koh | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostBefore she ran for office, Greene circulated a petition to have Pelosi impeached.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s endorsement of conspiracy theories, violence sparks calls for her resignation — again | Reis Thebault | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostA petition one member posted on the Internet that year drew more than 1,200 signatures, and its Facebook page boasts 1,300 followers, more than twice the number on the Move the Monument page.
Activists promise to continue fight against ‘Talbot Boys’ Confederate monument | Jonathan M. Pitts | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostIt states that as part of the process, a notice of the name change petition must be published “in a newspaper of general circulation,” in the county where the petitioner resides, unless the court grants a motion to waive this publication requirement.
A petition claims the update threatens the country’s security.
WhatsApp legal challenge, Covid-19 infection rate, cryptocurrency astrology | Jordan Lebeau | January 14, 2021 | Quartz
A Change.org petition asking A&E to drop the show is already making the rounds online.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show | Samantha Allen | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA petition has been delivered in Nevada that will put a similar measure to the one in Washington on the ballot in 2016.
It had more petition signatures than any previous Nevada ballot initiative.
Wahlberg filed his petition for a pardon to the governor of Massachusetts on November 26.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe petition, open to any citizen to join, gathered forty thousand signatures in the first three months.
The royal Audiencia has investigated this matter, on petition of the cabildo, in order to refer it to that royal council.
If he does not inhibit or exclude from his mind the word “petition” he can make no advance.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)I humbly petition your Majesty to be pleased to order that he be despatched here, so that this so urgent need may be supplied.
The clerical staff in all the offices had combined and presented a petition in the highest quarter.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe petition must be signed and properly verified, and may be afterward amended for cause in the interest of justice.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for petition
/ (pɪˈtɪʃən) /
a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
any formal request to a higher authority or deity; entreaty
law a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action: a petition for divorce
the action of petitioning
(tr) to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc): to petition Parliament
(intr foll by for) to seek by petition: to petition for a change in the law
Origin of petition
1Derived forms of petition
- petitionary, adjective
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