AskEraser  |  Settings
Ask.com   
 


Synonyms
pe·ti·tion (pə-tĭsh́ən)

[Middle English peticion, from Old French petition, from Latin petītiō, petītiōn-, from petītus past participle of petere, to request.]

noun 

  1. A solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; an entreaty.
  2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.
  3. Law
    1. A formal written application requesting a court for a specific judicial action: a petition for appeal.
    2. The judicial action asked for in any such request.
  4. Something requested or entreated.

verb: -tioned, -tion·ing, -tions. 

transitive verb 

  1. To address a petition to.
  2. To ask for by petition; request formally.

intransitive verb 

To make a request, especially formally: petitioned for retrial.

derivatives

pe·títion·aŕy
adjective
pe·títion·er
noun