petição — meaning in English

English meaning

• petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
• prayer noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.

Senses

petição 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]
• prayer (countable) A request; a petition.

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.

prayer — full definition

1. noun Words or thoughts directed to a god or higher power, as thanks, request, or worship.
2. noun A hoped-for outcome that seems very unlikely; a faint chance.

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