Word Meaning

Meaning of petitions

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To make a petition or solicitation.

Crossword clue for petitions

- Earnest request
- Formal request signed by many
- Formal request with many signatures
- Signed entreaty
- Signed protest document as part of competition
- Pie tins to change due to formal requests
- Requests in writing