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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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