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21petition — [pə tish′ən] n. [OFr < L petitio (gen. petitionis) < petere, to seek, rush at, fall: see FEATHER] 1. a solemn, earnest supplication or request to a superior or deity or to a person or group in authority; prayer or entreaty 2. a formal… …
22petition — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document asking court for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ court (esp. AmE) ▪ bankruptcy, divorce, habeas corpus (AmE) ▪ She filed a habeas corpus petition on Padilla s behalf …
23petition — petitionable, adj. petitioner, petitionist, n. /peuh tish euhn/, n. 1. 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… …
24petition — I n. 1) to circulate; file, present a petition 2) to grant a petition 3) to withdraw a petition 4) to deny, reject a petition 5) a petition about; against; for II v. 1) (D; intr., tr.) to petition for (to petition for a new trial; they petitioned …
25petition — I UK [pəˈtɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms petition : singular petition plural petitions ** 1) a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something petition against: More than 300 villagers have signed a… …
26petition — A written address, embodying an application or prayer from the person or persons preferring it, to the power, body, or person to whom it is presented, for the exercise of his or their authority in the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some… …
27petition — pe|ti|tion1 [pıˈtıʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin petitio, from petere to try to get or find ] 1.) a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something petition… …
28petition — pe|ti|tion1 [ pə tıʃn ] noun count ** 1. ) a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something: petition against: More than 300 villagers have signed a petition against the construction project. 2. ) LEGAL an official… …
29petition — 01. We signed a [petition] asking the government to outlaw the hunting of grizzly bears until an accurate count of their numbers has been made. 02. My uncle in Idaho would like to [petition] my grandmother in Mexico to come to the U.S. 03. A… …
30petition — [[t]pətɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] petitions, petitioning, petitioned 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing. People feel so strongly that we recently …
