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  • 1petition — pe·ti·tion 1 n 1: a formal written request made to an official person or body (as a court or board) a petition for equitable relief the creditor filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy 2: a document embodying a formal written request petition …

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  • 2make application — I verb appeal, appeal for, apply, bid, bid for, call for, demand, file for, make formal request, move, obsecrate, petition, petition for, put in for, request, seek, solicit associated concepts: make application for a directed verdict, make… …

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  • 3petition — pe‧ti‧tion [pˈtɪʆn] noun [countable] LAW an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered: • He will file the petition early next week. ˈbankruptcy peˌtition LAW when a person or business that is owed money asks a… …

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  • 4Petition — Pe*ti tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petitioning}.] To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the… …

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  • 5petition — [pə tish′ən] n. [OFr < L petitio (gen. petitionis) < petere, to seek, rush at, fall: see FEATHER] 1. a solemn, earnest supplication or request to a superior or deity or to a person or group in authority; prayer or entreaty 2. a formal… …

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  • 6Make Roads Safe — is a global road safety campaign established with the aim of securing political commitment for road traffic injury prevention around the world. The Make Roads Safe campaign recently played a leading role in arguing for and securing the first ever …

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  • 7make a petition — index call (appeal to), move (judicially request) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8make earnest petition for — index pray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9Petition — Pe*ti tion, v. i. To make a petition or solicitation. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10petition — ► NOUN 1) a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority concerning a cause. 2) an appeal or request. 3) Law an application to a court for a writ, judicial action, etc. ► VERB ▪ make or present a petition to …

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