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PETI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.] 1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer.2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration.PETI'TION, v.t. To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery. The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given.
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PETI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.] 1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer.2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration.PETI'TION, v.t. To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery. The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given. |
PE-TI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press, Sax. biddan, Goth. bidyan, G. bitten, D. bidden, Sw. bedia, Dan. beder, Sp. pedir, Arm. pidi, Ir. impidhim, Corn. pidzha. Qu. Ch. פיט, to supplicate. See Class Bd, No. 57, 63, 64.]- In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer. – Law.
- A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.
- The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration. – Encyc.
PE-TI'TION, v.t.To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery.
The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given. – Addison. |
Pe*ti"tion
- 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.
- 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.
- To make a
petition or solicitation.
- 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 PETI'TION, noun [Latin petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.] 1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer. 2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy. 3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration. PETI'TION, verb transitive To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery. The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given. |
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