Definition of petition Petition

/pʌtɪˈʃʌn/ - [putishun] - pe•ti•tion

We found 13 definitions of petition from 6 different sources.

What does petition mean?

Verb petitions, petitioning, petitioned
petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
		bespeak, request, call for, quest be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
		supplicate ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"

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petition (Noun)
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
petition (Noun)
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
petition (Noun)
A formal written request for judicial action.
petition (Verb)
To make a request, commonly in written form.

petition (n.)
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.
petition (n.)
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 (v. t.)
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.
petition (v. i.)
To make a petition or solicitation.

petition
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority.
petition
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.

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.]