| Petition (petition) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Pe*ti"tion |
| [F.
pétition, L. petitio, fr. petere,
petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or
find.] |
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.
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| Petition (petition) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Pe*ti"tion |
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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.
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| Petition (petition) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Pe*ti"tion |
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To make a
petition or solicitation.
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