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   petition

   /pɪˈtɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause: "she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields" Similar appealround robinlist of signatures/protesters
   • ▪ an appeal or request to a deity or a superior: "a steady stream of petitions to Allah were audible" Similar entreatysupplicationpleaprayerappealrequestapplicationinvocationsuitarchaic:orisonrare:imploration
   • ▪ an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: "a divorce petition"

   verb

   • 1. present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause: "the organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent"
   • ▪ make an appeal to (a deity or superior): "a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand in marriage"
   • ▪ make a formal application to (a court) for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: "the custodial parent petitioned the court for payment of the arrears"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin petitio(n-), from petit- ‘aimed at, sought, laid claim to’, from the verb petere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. petitionable adjective
   • 2. petitionary adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › petitionPetition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Nov 8, 2012 · The meaning of PETITION is a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court). How to use petition in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPETITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PETITION definition: 1. a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPETITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing. We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpetition noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of petition noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something. petition against something Would you like to sign our petition against experiments on animals?

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPETITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PETITION meaning: 1. a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › petitionPetition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   If you write up a statement against the town's approval of a new carnival district and collect signatures from 100 neighbors to turn in to the city government, that's a petition. If you pray to the carnival gods to rain down ruin on the carnival, that's also a petition — and no signatures needed.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › petitionPetition - definition of petition by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a formally drawn request, often signed by those endorsing it, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority, soliciting some favor, right, or other benefit. 2. a respectful or humble request, as to a superior; a supplication or prayer. 3. something sought by request or entreaty. 4.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › petitionpetition | meaning of petition in Longman Dictionary of...

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   petition meaning, definition, what is petition: a written request signed by a lot of peo...: Learn more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › petition_npetition, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the noun petition mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun petition. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun petition? How is the noun petition pronounced? Where does the noun petition come from? petition is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › petitionPetition Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    PETITION meaning: 1 : a written document that people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change something; 2 : a formal written request made to an official person or organization