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plural petitions
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures. examples
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause. examples
(law) A formal written request for judicial action. examples
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty. quotations examples
A house of prayer and petition for thy people.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Maccabees 7:37
third-person singular simple present petitions, present participle petitioning, simple past and past participle petitioned
(transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form. examples