Words Like PETITION
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PETITION.
28 Alternative Words Similar to petition
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Supplicate
Verb Hyponym
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Requiescat
Noun Hyponym
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Commination
Noun Hyponym
1 examples of petition
1
to petition the court; to petition the governor.
10 definitions of petition
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.
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.
3
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
4
To make a petition or solicitation.
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a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
6
write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
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reverent petition to a deity
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A solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; an entreaty.
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A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
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Law A formal written application requesting a court for a specific judicial action: a petition for appeal.