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a 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.
: a formal written request made to an authority or organized body (such as a court) filing a petition for divorce. Her defense lawyer had petitioned the court to videotape Scott's testimony about Hearst before he died, but the petition was denied. Robert Lipsyte. b.
Definitions of petition. noun. a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. synonyms: postulation, request. see more. noun. reverent petition to a deity. synonyms: orison, prayer. see more. verb. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing. see more. Pronunciation. US. /pəˈtɪʃən/ UK.
noun. /pəˈtɪʃn/ a written document signed by a large number of people that asks somebody in a position of authority to do or change something. petition against something Would you like to sign our petition against experiments on animals? petition for something The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.
a 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.
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing. We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
n. 1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty. 2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority. 3. Law. a. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter: a petition for review of a previous court's decision. b.
Petition definition: 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. See examples of PETITION used in a sentence.
Contents. PETITION meaning: 1. to officially ask someone in authority to do something: 2. a document that has been signed by a…. Learn more.
verb. /pəˈtɪʃn/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to make a formal request to somebody in authority, especially by sending them a petition. petition for/against something Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.
