Definition of PETITION. Meaning of PETITION. Synonyms of PETITION

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Definition of PETITION

Petition
Petition Pe*ti"tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petitioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Petitioning.] 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. You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my prosperity. --Shak.
Petition
Petition Pe*ti"tion, v. i. To make a petition or solicitation.

Meaning of PETITION from wikipedia

- A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer...
- The Petition of Right, p****ed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional do****ent setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly...
- Curative Petition is the last chance available for the protection from the compensation of injustice in the court after the review petition is dismissed...
- In United States parliamentary procedure, a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without...
- The Szilárd petition, drafted and circulated in July 1945 by scientist Leo Szilard, was signed by 70 scientists working on the Manhattan Project in Oak...
- The right to petition government for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or s**** the ****istance of, one's government, without fear...
- In 1977 and 1979, several petitions were signed by a number of prominent French intellectuals, doctors, and psychologists calling for reforms to or the...
- decision of a federal or state court files a "petition for writ of certiorari" in the Supreme Court. A "petition" is printed in booklet format and 40 copies...
- Economic Sophisms is the satirical parable known as the candlemakers' petition in which candlemakers and tallow producers lobby the Chamber of Deputies...
- An online petition (or Internet petition, or e-petition) is a form of petition which is signed online, usually through a form on a website. Visitors to...