A formal request or application to an authority, like a court, seeking specific relief or redress of some wrong.  A petition can be filed requesting a zoning change, for example.
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- Petition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a   government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer.
 
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- petition - definition of petition by the Free Online Dictionary ...
 A solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; an entreaty. 2. A formal   written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority ...
 
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