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petitionary
pe·ti·tion P0222000 (pə-tĭsh′ən)n.1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.3. Law a. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter: a petition for review of a previous court's decision.b. A pleading initiating a legal case in some civil courts: a bankruptcy petition.4. Something requested or entreated: granted our petition.v. pe·ti·tioned, pe·ti·tion·ing, pe·ti·tions v.tr.1. To address a petition to: petitioned the king for a pardon.2. To ask for by petition; request formally: petitioned that the sentence be reduced.v.intr. To make a request, especially formally: petitioned for retrial.
[Middle English peticion, from Old French petition, from Latin petītiō, petītiōn-, from petītus, past participle of petere, to request; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·ti′tion·ar′y (pə-tĭsh′ə-nĕr′ē) adj.pe·ti′tion·er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | petitionary - of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"beseeching, imploring, pleading - begging |
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Related to petitionary: entreatyWords related to petitionaryadj of the nature of or expressing a petitionRelated Words- beseeching
- imploring
- pleading
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