What does petition mean?
Definitions for petition
pəˈtɪʃ ənpe·ti·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
request, petition, postulationnoun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
prayer, petition, orisonverb
reverent petition to a deity
petitionverb
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
Wiktionary
petitionnoun
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
petitionnoun
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
petitionnoun
A formal written request for judicial action.
petitionverb
To make a request, commonly in written form.
Etymology: from peticiun, from stem of petitio, from peto
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PETITIONnoun
Etymology: petitio, Latin.
We must propose unto all men certain petitions incident and very material in causes of this nature. Richard Hooker.
My next poor petition
Is, that his noble grace would have some pity
Upon my wretched women. William Shakespeare.Let my life be given at my petition, and my people at my request. Esther vii. 3.
Thou didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people. 1 Mac. vii.
Then pray’d that she might still possess his heart,
And no pretending rival share a part;
This last petition heard of all her pray’r. Dryden.To Petitionverb
To solicite; to supplicate.
Etymology: from the noun.
You have petition’d all the gods
For my prosperity. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow upon them the greatest gift that could be given. Addison.
Wikipedia
Petition
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 called supplication. In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, or may be transmitted via the Internet.
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petition
A petition is a formal written request, typically one signed by many individuals, appealing to a person or authoritative body, such as the government or an official, for a change or action related to a particular cause, policy, situation, or law.
Webster Dictionary
Petitionnoun
a prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer
Petitionnoun
a formal written request addressed to an official person, or to an organized body, having power to grant it; specifically (Law), a supplication to government, in either of its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial, which calls certain facts to mind; also, the written document
Petitionverb
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
Petitionverb
to make a petition or solicitation
Etymology: [F. ptition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.]
Wikidata
Petition
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. In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, and in this era may be transmitted via the Internet.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Petition
pē-tish′un, n. a request generally from an inferior to a superior: a written request presented to a court of law, or to a body of legislators: a prayer: a supplication.—v.t. to present a petition to: to ask as a favour: to supplicate.—adj. Petit′ionary, offering or containing a petition: supplicatory.—ns. Petit′ioner, one who offers a petition or prayer; Petit′ioning, the act of presenting a petition: entreaty: solicitation; Petit′ionist.—adj. Pet′itory, petitioning.—Petitio principii, the fallacy of begging the question—a taking for granted in argument of that which has yet to be proved. [Fr.,—L. petitio—petĕre, petitum, to ask.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'petition' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4451
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Rank popularity for the word 'petition' in Nouns Frequency: #2267
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petition in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of petition in a Sentence
At this point the Secret Service has already weighed in and whoever is the force behind this petition probably should have gone to the Secret Service from the get-go.
When Lehman filed its bankruptcy petition, it listed 20,000 former employees and told them they had contract claims, it wasn't until the big creditors took over Lehman's shell that the squeeze of employees began, including the recharacterization of contract claims as securities claims.
We're going to go to the victims, we have said before that this campaign goes beyond changing the constitution. It may have started with an online petition, but the people it affects don't have access to the internet. So we want to educate them.
He is extremely remorseful and has admitted the juvenile petition in order to demonstrate his remorse and his willingness to accept the consequences of his actions.
If the ministry of communications is successful, it would reopen the debt restructuring. But as far as I can tell, I don't see any legal ground for the petition at the moment.
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- عريArabic
- návrh, petice, suplika, žádostCzech
- Petition, EingabeGerman
- αιτούμαι, αίτηση, αναφοράGreek
- petskribo, peticioEsperanto
- peticiónSpanish
- pyytää, hakea, vetoomus, pyyntö, anomus, hakemus, adressi, anoaFinnish
- pétition, pétitionnerFrench
- athchuinge, tagair, tagairtScottish Gaelic
- याचिकाHindi
- 請願Japanese
- 請願, 청원Korean
- petihanaMāori
- verzoekschrift, petitieDutch
- petycjaPolish
- petição, abaixo-assinadoPortuguese
- petițieRomanian
- подать, подавать, заявление, петиция, ходатайство, прошение, ходатайствовать, жалобаRussian
- dilekçeTurkish
- yêu cầuVietnamese
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