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petitio principii

petition


Definition: Meaning of, petition in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n /

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petition petitions
[countable]
  1. a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something
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  2. law an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered
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  3. formal a formal prayer or request to someone in authority or to God
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
petition petitioned petitioned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
petitioning petitions
[intransitive and transitive]
  1. to ask the government or an organization to do something by sending them a petition
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  2. law or formal to make a formal request to someone in authority, to a court of law, or to God
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