1 ~ (against / for sth) a written document signed by a large number of people that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth:
a petition against experiments on animals * The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards. * Councillors were presented with a petition calling for more money to be spent on policing the area.
2 (law) an official document asking a court of law to take a particular course of action:
a bankruptcy petition * Her husband has already filed a petition for divorce.
3 (formal) a formal prayer to God or request to sb in authority
Part of speech: verb
1 ~ for / against sth
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for petition is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is petition a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, petition is tagged as noun.
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