petition
IPA: pʌtˈɪʃʌn
noun
- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
- A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
- (law) A formal written request for judicial action.
- A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
verb
- (transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.
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Examples of "petition" in Sentences
- The petition resurfaced in summer.
- The board disregarded the petition.
- The defendants demurred to the petition.
- This is the stricture against petitions.
- The article is overtly hostile to the petition.
- The petition is disposed of in the above terms.
- Is the website relevant to the text of the petition
- Part of the controversy is the Boycott and petition.
- The petition is unusual and this is emphasized in the article.
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