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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. i.
     To make a petition or solicitation.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petitioned; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Petitioning.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my
           prosperity.                              --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, n. [F. p['e]tition, L. petitio, fr.
     petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather,
     or find.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A house of prayer and petition for thy people. --1
                                                    Macc. vii. 37.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This last petition heard of all her prayer.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Petition of right (Law), a petition to obtain possession or
        restitution of property, either real or personal, from the
        Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the
        title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the
        petition itself. --Mozley & W.
  
     The Petition of Right (Eng. Hist.), the parliamentary
        declaration of the rights of the people, assented to by
        Charles I.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petitioned; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Petitioning.]
     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.
  
           You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my
           prosperity.                              --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, n. [F. p['e]tition, L. petitio, fr.
     petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather,
     or find.]
     1. 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 house of prayer and petition for thy people. --1
                                                    Macc. vii. 37.
  
              This last petition heard of all her prayer.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. 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 of right (Law), a petition to obtain possession or
        restitution of property, either real or personal, from the
        Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the
        title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the
        petition itself. --Mozley & W.
  
     The Petition of Right (Eng. Hist.), the parliamentary
        declaration of the rights of the people, assented to by
        Charles I.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. i.
     To make a petition or solicitation.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  petition
       n 1: a formal message requesting something that is submitted to
            an authority [syn: request, postulation]
       2: reverent petition to a deity [syn: prayer, orison]
       v : write a petition for something to somebody; request formally
           and in writing

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     Αγγλικά n.
     πολυπόγραφο αίτημα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     1 A formal, written request made to an official person or organized
  body, often containing many signatures.
     2 A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority
  in support of a specific cause.
     3 (lb en legal) A formal written request for judicial action.
     4 A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Petition
     German n.
     f petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an
  official person)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     1 A formal, written request made to an official person or organized
  body, often containing many signatures.
     2 A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority
  in support of a specific cause.
     3 (lb en legal) A formal written request for judicial action.
     4 A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     1 A formal, written request made to an official person or organized
  body, often containing many signatures.
     2 A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority
  in support of a specific cause.
     3 (lb en legal) A formal written request for judicial action.
     4 A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Petition
     German n.
     f petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an
  official person)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     1 A formal, written request made to an official person or organized
  body, often containing many signatures.
     2 A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority
  in support of a specific cause.
     3 (lb en legal) A formal written request for judicial action.
     4 A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Petition
     German n.
     f petition (formal, written request made to a parliament or an
  official person)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     Englanti n.
     vetoomus
     Englanti vb.
     vedota (yleensä kirjallisessa muodossa), tehdä vetoomus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     ansökan från enskilda, till en viss myndighet (om en viss fråga)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Petition
     Tyska n.
     petition

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  petition
     n.
     ansökan från enskilda, till en viss myndighet (om en viss fråga)

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  αίτηση
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Petition /pˌeːtiːtsjˈoːn/ 
  petition 
     Synonyms: Bittgesuch, Gesuch, Bitte, Antrag, Bittschrift
  
   see: Bittgesuche, Gesuche, Bitten, Petitionen, Anträge, Bittschriften

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  pétition
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  petisi
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  petycja
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  петиция
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  petición, solicitud
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Petition /petiˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  petition
  schriftliches Gesuch (Bitte, Beschwerde) an das Staatsoberhaupt, das Parlament oder eine Behörde

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Petition /pətˈɪʃən/
  العريضة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  petition //pə.ˈtɪ.ʃən// 
  1. пети́ция
  compilation of signatures
  2. заявле́ние, молба́
  formal, written request made to an official person
  3. жа́лба
  legal: formal request for judicial action

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  petition //pə.ˈtɪ.ʃən// 
  подавам молба
  to make a request

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  petition /pətˈɪʃən/ 
  petice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  petition /pətˈɪʃən/
  žádost

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  petition /pətˈɪʃən/ 
  deisebu