Definition of petition

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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..

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Self-repetition :: Self-repetition (n.) Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or doing what one has already said or done.
Memorialize :: Memorialize (v. t.) To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; as, to memorialize the legislature..
Requester :: Requester (n.) One who requests; a petitioner.
Repeat :: Repeat (n.) The act of repeating; repetition.
Competitory :: Competitory (a.) Acting in competition; competing; rival.
Time :: Time (n.) Performance or occurrence of an action or event, considered with reference to repetition; addition of a number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four times; four times four, or sixteen..
Exhibiter :: Exhibiter (n.) One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or bill..
Encore :: Encore (adv. / interj.) Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part..
Emulative :: Emulative (a.) Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as, an emulative person or effort..
Petition :: 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..
Petitioning :: Petitioning (n.) The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
Prize :: Prize (n.) A contest for a reward; competition.
Ejaculatory :: Ejaculatory (a.) Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an ejaculatory prayer or petition..
Intercession :: Intercession (n.) The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others..
Encore :: Encore (n.) A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous..
Echo :: Echo (n.) A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
Supplication :: Supplication (n.) A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
Petition :: Petition (v. i.) To make a petition or solicitation.
Palinode :: Palinode (n.) An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a repetition of an ode..
Drill :: Drill (n.) Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin grammar..
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