French Meaning of petition
pétition
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Definitions and Meaning of petition in English
petition (n)
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
reverent petition to a deity
petition (v)
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
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.
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.
FAQs About the word petition
pétition
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority, reverent petition to a deity, write a petition for something to somebody; request forma
appel,plaidoyer,prière,application,pleurer,demande,désir,supplication,implorant,sollicitation
indice,impliquer,s'il vous plaît,suggérer,apaiser,concilier,contenu,satisfaire,obliger,apaiser
petitio principii => pétition de principe, petitio => pétition, petiteness => Petite taille, petite marmite => Petite marmite, petite bourgeoisie => Petite bourgeoisie,
