Clues for the word "PETITION"

We've had 21 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 26 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on May 29, 2024.

Definition of petition

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.