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petition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”).

Meanings

1. A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.
   • We're looking to get 10,000 people to sign the petition to have the bird colony given legal protection.
2. (broadly) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce.
3. A prayer or supplication, especially of which is formal or humble and made to a deity, a sovereign, or an authority.
   • A house of prayer and petition for thy people. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Maccabees 7:37:
   • a petition to God for courage and strength
   • a petition to aid

Forms

Deriveds

petitionary · petitionist · petitioner · prepetition · petitional · counterpetition · repetition · petitionee · petitionable · e-petition · petition of right

Synonyms

suit

Translations (157)

it petizione (formal, written request made to an official person) · ca petició (formal, written request made to an official person) · ky петиция (compilation of signatures) · ru заявле́ние (formal, written request made to an official person) · sv framställan (legal: formal request for judicial action) · hy խնդրագիր (formal, written request made to an official person) · pt abaixo-assinado (compilation of signatures) · cy deiseb (formal, written request made to an official person) · ro petiție (formal, written request made to an official person) · kk арыз-тілек (compilation of signatures) · ru жа́лоба (legal: formal request for judicial action) · hi ज्ञापन (formal, written request made to an official person) · ru пети́ция (formal, written request made to an official person) · az ərizə (compilation of signatures) · be прашэ́ньне (formal, written request made to an official person) · es petición (formal, written request made to an official person) · fi rukous (prayer; supplication; entreaty) · fi adressi (compilation of signatures) · da andragende (formal, written request made to an official person) · pl petycja (formal, written request made to an official person) · mi petihana (formal, written request made to an official person) · ru заявле́ние (legal: formal request for judicial action) · grc αἴτημα (formal, written request made to an official person) · ga achainí (formal, written request made to an official person) · bg пети́ция (compilation of signatures) · ar عَرِيضَة (formal, written request made to an official person) · be пэты́цыя (compilation of signatures) · lad arzuhal (formal, written request made to an official person) · ko 청원 (compilation of signatures) · tg ариза (compilation of signatures) · tg додхост (legal: formal request for judicial action) · be петы́цыя (compilation of signatures) · nl petitie (formal, written request made to an official person) · pt petição (formal, written request made to an official person) · ro petiție (compilation of signatures) · az petisiya (compilation of signatures) · grc δέησις (formal, written request made to an official person) · cs návrh (legal: formal request for judicial action) · ga achainí (legal: formal request for judicial action) · uk пети́ція (compilation of signatures) · ky петиция (formal, written request made to an official person) · uz arznoma (compilation of signatures) · fi hakemus (legal: formal request for judicial action) · be хада́йніцтва (formal, written request made to an official person) · be петы́цыя (formal, written request made to an official person) · ur عَرِیضَہ (compilation of signatures) · bg заявле́ние (formal, written request made to an official person) · sv namninsamling (compilation of signatures) · ru хода́тайство (formal, written request made to an official person) · fa-ira دَرْخواسْت (compilation of signatures) · gd tagairt (legal: formal request for judicial action) · fi anomus (legal: formal request for judicial action) · be пэты́цыя (formal, written request made to an official person) · id petisi (legal: formal request for judicial action) · cmn 請願 /请愿 (formal, written request made to an official person) · uz ariza (compilation of signatures) · da bønskrift (formal, written request made to an official person) · sq peticion (compilation of signatures) · ms rayuan (legal: formal request for judicial action) · uk пети́ція (formal, written request made to an official person) · da petition (compilation of signatures) · hrx Pëtizion (formal, written request made to an official person) · fi adressi (formal, written request made to an official person) · pl petycja (compilation of signatures) · nl smeekschrift (formal, written request made to an official person) · pdt Aunfroag (formal, written request made to an official person) · sl peticija (compilation of signatures) · gd athchuinge (legal: formal request for judicial action) · sv framställan (formal, written request made to an official person) · nb petisjon (compilation of signatures) · uz arznoma (formal, written request made to an official person) · cmn 請願 /请愿 (compilation of signatures) · de Eingabe (formal, written request made to an official person) · ru пети́ция (compilation of signatures) · ru пети́ция (legal: formal request for judicial action) · fa-ira دادْخواسْت (legal: formal request for judicial action) · hu kérvény (formal, written request made to an official person) · fa-ira کِیفَرْخواسْت (legal: formal request for judicial action) · sk žiadosť (formal, written request made to an official person) · ko 청원 (formal, written request made to an official person) · bg жа́лба (legal: formal request for judicial action) · fi vetoomus (compilation of signatures) · uz iltimosnoma (compilation of signatures) · la petitio (formal, written request made to an official person) · ja 請願 (compilation of signatures) · es peroración (formal, written request made to an official person) · fr pétition (compilation of signatures) · ta மனு (formal, written request made to an official person) · es petición (legal: formal request for judicial action) · fa-ira دَرْخواسْت (formal, written request made to an official person) · ur دَرْخْوَاسْت (compilation of signatures) · es petición (compilation of signatures) · fr pétition (formal, written request made to an official person) · be прашэ́нне (formal, written request made to an official person) · ru проше́ние (formal, written request made to an official person) · bg молба́ (formal, written request made to an official person) · la libellus (formal, written request made to an official person) · sv petition (compilation of signatures) · id petisi (formal, written request made to an official person) · hi याचिका (legal: formal request for judicial action) · hi याचिका (compilation of signatures) · kmr arîze (formal, written request made to an official person) · sh пѐтӣција (compilation of signatures) · cs žádost (formal, written request made to an official person) · cs petice (compilation of signatures) · uz ariza (formal, written request made to an official person) · hi ज्ञापन (compilation of signatures) · de Petition (compilation of signatures) · tr dilekçe (compilation of signatures) · tg дархост (compilation of signatures) · ms petisyen (formal, written request made to an official person) · tg петитсия (compilation of signatures) · uz iltimosnoma (formal, written request made to an official person) · de Petition (legal: formal request for judicial action) · ru хода́тайство (legal: formal request for judicial action) · nl petitie (compilation of signatures) · el αίτηση (legal: formal request for judicial action) · nl verzoekschrift (formal, written request made to an official person) · fi vetoomus (formal, written request made to an official person) · mk петиција (compilation of signatures) · lad arzoal (formal, written request made to an official person) · eo peticio (formal, written request made to an official person) · da petition (formal, written request made to an official person) · hi याचिका (formal, written request made to an official person) · gd athchuinge (compilation of signatures) · el αίτηση (formal, written request made to an official person) · el αναφορά (formal, written request made to an official person) · uk проха́ння (formal, written request made to an official person) · kk петиция (formal, written request made to an official person) · de Petition (formal, written request made to an official person) · hy պետիցիա (compilation of signatures) · ja 請願 (formal, written request made to an official person) · sk petícia (compilation of signatures) · ar عَرِيضَة (compilation of signatures) · ka პეტიცია (compilation of signatures) · kk петиция (compilation of signatures) · gd athchuinge (formal, written request made to an official person) · tr dilekçe (formal, written request made to an official person) · et petitsioon (compilation of signatures) · lad petisyon (formal, written request made to an official person) · vi sự cầu xin (formal, written request made to an official person) · sh pètīcija (compilation of signatures) · fa-ira طومار (compilation of signatures) · cs suplika (formal, written request made to an official person) · ar طَلَب (formal, written request made to an official person) · fa-ira عَریضِه (compilation of signatures) · tg дархост (formal, written request made to an official person) · th คำร้อง (legal: formal request for judicial action) · sv petition (formal, written request made to an official person) · tg додхост (compilation of signatures) · es instancia (formal, written request made to an official person) · ga achainí (compilation of signatures) · el αίτηση (compilation of signatures) · id petisi (compilation of signatures) · tg арзнома (compilation of signatures) · hu petíció (compilation of signatures) · eo petskribo (formal, written request made to an official person)

petition en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
   • The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building.
   • The company, appreciating the crippling affect ^([sic]) that this scheme will have on its activities unless the railway is diverted, has petitioned against the North Wales Hydro-Electric Power Bill at present before the House of Lords. 1955 April, “Notes and News: Restoring the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 288:

Forms

Deriveds

re-petition

Translations (20)

gd tagair (to make a request) · el αιτούμαι (to make a request) · hu kérvényez (to make a request) · ru пода́ть (to make a request) · bg подавам молба (to make a request) · es perorar (to make a request) · hi याचना (to make a request) · ga achainigh (to make a request) · egy spr:r-A2 (to make a request) · ru хода́тайствовать (to make a request) · ga impigh (to make a request) · es peticionar (to make a request) · es instar (to make a request) · fi hakea (to make a request) · mi petihana (to make a request) · fi pyytää (to make a request) · ru подава́ть (to make a request) · fi anoa (to make a request) · fr pétitionner (to make a request) · da andrage (to make a request)