petition

     

A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. Petitions to a eity are a form of prayer.

Trivia about petition

  • This word also found in the First Amendment means a formal written request to the court for judicial action
  • Signatures are put on these during drives to get a measure on a ballot
  • A formally drawn request, like the kind you sign to get an initiative on a ballot