Definitions for petition

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petition pe·ti·tion

Spelling: [puh-tish-uh n]

IPA: /pəˈtɪʃ ən/

Petition is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in petition (eiinoptt).

Definitions for petition

noun

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 some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
2. a request made for something desired, especially a respectful or humble request, as to a superior or to one of those in authority; a supplication or prayer:
3. something that is sought by request or entreaty:
4. Law. an application for a court order or for some judicial action.

verb (used with object)

1. to beg for or request (something).
2. to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislative body, etc.):
3. to ask by petition for (something).

verb (used without object)

1. to present a petition.
2. to address or present a formal petition.
3. to request or solicit, as by a petition:

Origin of petition

1300-50; Middle English peticioun (Middle French peticion) Latin petītiōn- (stem of petītiō) a seeking out, equivalent to petīt(us) (past participle of petere to seek) + -iōn- Examples for petition

And in the meantime a trireme was despatched in all haste to carry their petition to Sparta.

A petition has been delivered in Nevada that will put a similar measure to the one in Washington on the ballot in 2016.

But their petition is far short of the required 50,000 signatures.

Wahlberg filed his petition for a pardon to the governor of Massachusetts on November 26.

The praying of this petition presupposes a penitent state of heart.

This petition does not imply, therefore, that we are to make God's name holy.

What do we acknowledge and for what do we pray in this petition?

If we are not truly penitent, this petition is a mockery on our lips.

The petition, open to any citizen to join, gathered forty thousand signatures in the first three months.

Their expectation was that her petition to have her passport returned might be honored.