petition
Significado (English)
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- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
- A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
- A formal written request for judicial action.
- A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
Synonyms
appeal to
formal request
report to
make a complaint
written complaint
earnest request
Hakea
air one’s grievance
have jointly signed
submit a joint letter
request for retrial
write in for
apply for
beat about
pray to
Freqüência
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
Etimologia (English)
In summary
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio, petitionem (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”).
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