petition
Petition is a 8 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter N for which we found 4 definitions.
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| (n.) A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being or to a person of superior power rank or authority; also a single clause in such a prayer. |
| (n.) A formal written request addressed to an official person or to an organized body having power to grant it; specifically (Law) a supplication to government in either of its branches for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial which calls certain facts to mind; also the written document. |
| (v. t.) 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 government; as to petition the court; to petition the governor. |
| (v. i.) To make a petition or solicitation. |
Syllable Information
The word petition is a 8 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for petition is: pe-ti-tion
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