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Bookmark or Share- PETITION definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryA petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken. [law] His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped. The court rejected their petition. 3. verb. If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them. [formal, law] ...couples petitioning for divorce. [VERB + for]
- Petition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of PETITION is a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court). How to use petition in a sentence.
- PETITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarya document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority: I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today. law specialized. a formal letter to a law court asking for a particular legal action: She's filing a petition for divorce.
- PETITION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.coma 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: a petition for aid; a petition to God for courage and strength. Synonyms: appeal, solicitation, entreaty. something that is sought by request or entreaty: to receive one's full petition.
- petition verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. [intransitive, transitive] to formally ask for something in court. petition for something His wife petitioned for divorce in 1997. petition somebody/something (for something) He petitioned the court for a new trial.
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