petition in English

noun

1

a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause.

she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields

synonyms: appeal, round robin

verb

1

make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause.

Americans who moved west petitioned Congress for admission to the Union as states

synonyms: appeal to, request, ask, call on, entreat, beg, implore, plead with, apply to, press, urge, adjure, beseech

noun

appeal, round robin
entreaty, supplication, plea, prayer, appeal, request, invocation, suit, orison
postulation, request
prayer, orison

verb

appeal to
appeal to, request, ask, call on, entreat, beg, implore, plead with, apply to, press, urge, adjure, beseech

Use "petition" in a sentence

1. In authors'opinion, the petition in rem is a kind of petition.

2. Petition for Contempt Instructions

3. Are you behind this petition?

4. Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition

5. Please sign the petition.

6. Petition for Letters of Administration: Petition for Ancillary Letters of Administration: Petition for Letters of Administration (d.b.n.) Administration Proceeding Checklist--Ancillary Administration Proceeding Checklist--Administration d.b.n

7. The petition opposes the closures.

8. Her petition for divorce was granted.

9. Permission to appeal by filing a petition for a writ of Certiorari (commonly called a cert petition)

10. They rejected his petition for naturalization.

11. Petition Jehovah for his holy spirit.

12. Not Ajoint petition is filed, unless the spouses are separated and Ajoint petition is not filed

13. Jill volunteered to organize a petition.

14. The petition will be heard tomorrow.

15. Sign this petition for an agrestic / majesticmerge.

16. They addressed a petition to the legislature.

17. He's gone to petition the Federation.

18. We're collecting signatures for a petition.

19. Their repeated petition for redress got nowhere.

20. They presented a petition to the governor.

21. They Addressed a petition to the legislature

22. File a petition to Annul the marriage

23. You know, we need a petition signer.

24. Baa's CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM To file a petition or check on the status of a petition, please click on the button above

25. They have Collected 650 signatures for their petition

26. They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition.

27. I'm not ashamed to say I started the petition.

28. 1 Democrats say the petition will eviscerate state government.

29. The school collected 4000 signatures for the petition.

30. The local court received her petition for divorce.

31. Over a hundred people have signed the petition.

32. They collected over 000 signatures for the petition.

33. We've been out collecting signatures for our petition.

34. This is a feedback box called a petition box.

35. And regarding what matter do you petition the court?

36. They turned in a petition with 80 000 signatures.

37. Secondly, the proceedings were by way of bankruptcy petition.

38. PETITION TO Annul MARRIAGE RSA 458:1-3 1

39. The petition supports the scheme to rebuild the road.

40. VENEDIAN Beseechers by Michael Basinski Introduction This public display of fervent devotion is for group petition albeit solo petition is a possibility

41. PETITION FOR A WRIT OF Certiorari Petitioner Francis V

42. The petition for a writ of Certiorari is granted

43. Her husband has already filed a petition for divorce.

44. Petition for removal of Bruce Basom from Montcalm county FOC

45. The Adorl. Aggressive Dog Owner Responsibility Laws petition to A.D.O.R.L

46. Recall – Advertising and surveys end of the recall petition period;

47. This led to an online petition calling for his resignation.

48. Over 200 residents signed a petition against the traffic signal.

49. Boon (n.) late 12c., bone "a petition, a prayer," from Old Norse bon "a petition, prayer," from Proto-Germanic *boniz (source also of Old English ben "prayer, petition," bannan "to summon;" see ban (v.))

50. She is threatening to file a petition for divorce.