petició — meaning in English

English meaning

• petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
• request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

petició is used for these senses in English:

• petition (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
• request Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
• request A formal message requesting something.

petition — full definition

1. noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
2. noun A formal application to a court asking for a specific legal order, such as a divorce.
3. verb To formally ask an authority or court to do something.

request — full definition

1. verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
2. noun A formal or polite ask for something.

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