Definition of petition

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Petition (v. i.) To make a petition or solicitation.

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Importunate :: Importunate (a.) Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous; overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate petitioner, curiosity..
Double-tonguing :: Double-tonguing (n.) A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of notes in cornet playing..
Sue :: Sue (v. i.) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
Race :: Race (n.) Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races..
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) An expressed wish; a request; petition.
Diaper :: Diaper (n.) Surface decoration of any sort which consists of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures or units of design evenly spaced.
Deprecation :: Deprecation (n.) Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
Petitioned :: Petitioned (imp. & p. p.) of Petitio.
Jury :: "Jury (a.) A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize..
Dismiss :: Dismiss (v. t.) To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court..
Petitionee :: Petitionee (n.) A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition..
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.
Supplicatingly :: Supplicate (v. i.) To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
Petitioning :: Petitioning (n.) The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
Abbreviator :: Abbreviator (n.) One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form..
Supplicancy :: Suppliant (n.) One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
Repetition :: Repetition (n.) The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
Gemination :: Gemination (n.) A doubling; duplication; repetition.
Petitioning :: Petitioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Petitio.
Exhibiter :: Exhibiter (n.) One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or bill..
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