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petition
[ puh-tish-uhn ]
/ pÉĖtÉŖŹ Én /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of petition
1300ā50; Middle English peticioun (<Middle French peticion) <Latin petÄ«tiÅn- (stem of petÄ«tiÅ) a seeking out, equivalent to petÄ«t(us) (past participle of petere to seek) + -iÅn--ion
synonym study for petition
9. See appeal.
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British Dictionary definitions for petition
petition
/ (pÉŖĖtÉŖŹÉn) /
noun
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 actiona petition for divorce
the action of petitioning
verb
(tr) to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc)to petition Parliament
(intr foll by for) to seek by petitionto petition for a change in the law
Derived forms of petition
petitionary, adjectiveWord Origin for petition
C14: from Latin petÄ«tiÅ, from petere to seek
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