petition
/pəˈtɪʃən/ noun [C]Definition
› POLITICS a document signed by a large number of people asking the government or authorities to do something or not to do something: a petition against/for sth Trade unions have started a petition against the merger.
› LAW a formal letter to a court of law asking for a particular decision: They had filed a petition in federal court on behalf of the detainees.
→ See also bankruptcy petition(Definition of petition noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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