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Petition - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Petition : (noun)
1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to
an authority [syn: request, postulation]
2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: prayer, orison]
(verb)
1: write a petition for something to somebody; request formally
and in writing
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Petition : \Pe*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petitioned; p. pr.
& vb. n. Petitioning.]
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.
You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my
prosperity. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Petition : \Pe*ti"tion\, n. [F. p['e]tition, L. petitio, fr.
petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather,
or find.]
1. 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.
A house of prayer and petition for thy people. --1
Macc. vii. 37.
This last petition heard of all her prayer.
--Dryden.
2. 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.
Petition of right (Law), a petition to obtain possession or
restitution of property, either real or personal, from the
Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the
title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the
petition itself. --Mozley & W.
The Petition of Right (Eng. Hist.), the parliamentary
declaration of the rights of the people, assented to by
Charles I.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Petition : \Pe*ti"tion\, v. i.
To make a petition or solicitation.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Petition |
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bieberhotty: guys sign this Petition for @bieberdreamer please do ! make her dream come true! i have the same dream..i wont make a Petition ;) should i ? |
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lordfolland: RT @Mohawked: Petition @KevinRuddPM to Abandon your plan to censor the internet: #GetUp http://act.ly/t retweet to sign. (via @edible_hat) |
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afashionfan: RT @TeamHuckCA: Petition Sen. Nelson...Tell Harry Reid NO! http://tinyurl.com/yfwvf4g #healthcare #tcot #prolife #cagop PLS RT |
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