[pɪˈtɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause
(e.g: she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin petitio(n-), from petit- ‘aimed at, sought, laid claim to’, from the verb petere

[pɪˈtɪʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause
(e.g: the organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin petitio(n-), from petit- ‘aimed at, sought, laid claim to’, from the verb petere