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Petition
Petition
n.
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
.
Petition
n.
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
v. t.
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
.
Petition
v. i.
To
make
a
petition
or
solicitation
.
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