petice — meaning in English
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English meaning
- petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
Senses
petice is used for these senses in English:
- petition 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. [from early 15th c.]
petition — full definition
- noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
- noun A formal application to a court asking for a specific legal order, such as a divorce.
- verb To formally ask an authority or court to do something.