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petición — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • appeal noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
  • entreaty noun The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
  • petition noun A formal written request, often signed by many people, asking an authority to act on something.
  • plea noun An urgent, heartfelt request.
  • request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.

Senses

petición is used for these senses in English:

  • appeal A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
  • entreaty The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
  • 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 (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
  • plea An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.
  • request Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
  • request A formal message requesting something.
  • request (networking) A message sent over a network to a server.

appeal — full definition

  1. noun A formal request to a higher court to review and change a lower court's decision.
  2. noun A serious or urgent request for help, support, or something desired.
  3. noun The quality of being attractive or interesting.
  4. verb To formally request that a higher court review a decision.
  5. verb To be attractive or interesting to someone.

entreaty — full definition

  1. noun The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
  2. noun A treatment; reception; entertainment.

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