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Definitions: Petition |
PetitionNoun1. A formal message requesting something submitted to an authority. 2. Reverent petition to a deity. Verb1. Write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "petition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Law | A formal request submitted to the Legislature by an individual, or group of individuals. (references) |
Politics & International Affaires | Not ready to proceed at present session. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Petition Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people to "peaceably petition the government for the redress of grievances." The right to petition has been held to include the right to file lawsuits against the government.
Petitions are commonly used in the U.S. to qualify candidates for public office to appear on a ballot; while anyone can be a write-in candidate, a candidate desiring that his or her name appear on printed ballots and other official election materials must gather a certain number of valid signatures from registered voters. In jurisdictions whose laws allow for ballot initiatives, the gathering of a sufficient number of voter signatures qualilfies a proposed initiative to be placed on the ballot. The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed hundreds of paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at a cost to Issa of millions of dollars. Once the requisite number of signatures was obtained on the recall petition, other petitions were circulated by would-be candidates who wanted to appear on the ballot as possible replacements for Davis. After that step, a vote on the recall was scheduled.
Other types of petitions have included those which sought to free Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment by the former apartheid government of South Africa. The petitions had no legal effect, but the signatures of millions of people on the petitions represented a moral force which may have helped to free Mandela and to end apartheid. Non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International often use petitions in an attempt to exert moral authority in support of various causes. A petition can also be the title of a legal pleading that initiates a case to be heard before a court. The initial pleading in a civil lawsuit that seeks only money (damages) might be titled (in most U.S. courts) a complaint; an initial pleading in a lawsuit seeking non-monetary or "equitable" relief (such as a request for a writ of mandamus or habeas corpus, or for custody of a child or for probate of a will, would instead be termed a petition.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Petition."
Synonyms: PetitionSynonyms: communion (n), orison (n), prayer (n), request (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Request | Verb: request, ask; beg, crave, sue, pray, petition, solicit, invite, pop the question, make bold to ask; beg leave, beg a boon; apply to, call to, put to; call upon, call for; make a request, address a request, prefer a request, put up a request, make a prayer, address a prayer, prefer a prayer, put up a prayer, make a petition, address a petition, prefer a petition, put up a petition; make application, make a requisition; ask trouble, ask one for; claim; (demand); offer up prayers; (worship); whistle for. |
Noun: request, requisition; claim; (demand); petition, suit, prayer; begging letter, round robin. | |
Worship | Prayer, invocation, supplication, rogation, intercession, orison, holy breathing; petition; (request); collect, litany, Lord's prayer, paternoster; beadroll; latria, dulia, hyperdulia, vigils; revival; cult; anxious meeting, camp meeting; ebenezer, virginal. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Petition |
| English words defined with "petition": Communion, Court of Requests ♦ decree nisi, deny ♦ Ejaculatory, Exhibiter ♦ freedom of assembly ♦ I pray, Impetrable, Impetration ♦ memorial ♦ orison ♦ Petition of right, petitionary, Petitioned, Petitionee, Petitioning, prayer, Prayer meeting, presenter ♦ recall, round robin ♦ seconder, suit, Supplicat, supplication ♦ The Petition of Right, To give way together, To sue out ♦ Wish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "petition": Adjustment to Immigrant Status ♦ Blanketeers ♦ Delist ♦ electoral fraud ♦ Priority Date ♦ right of petition ♦ Shelah, Syrophenician ♦ to admit to probate, Tolerance Petition ♦ Urgent ♦ WORC, WORC petition. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "petition": impetus ♦ Propitious. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Petition" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (petition), Swedish (petition). |
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Screenplays | You ought to read his wife's divorce petition. (Frenzy; writing credit: Arthur La Bern; Anthony Shaffer) | |
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 | Anti-war leaflet and petition distributed in Cleveland by communists.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Petition. Petition received by Senator Bulkley of Ohio.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Free pot, free yourself : sign petition here. Weed week January 21-27, '74. Support the California Marijuana Initiative.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | To the Nobel Peace Prize Committee -- the undersigned direct this petition to your attention for the purpose of suggesting ...Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | Since, moveover, for God and the amendment of our kingdom and for the better allaying of the quarrel that has arisen between us and our barons, we have granted all these concessions, desirous that they should enjoy them in complete and firm endurance forever, we give and grant to them the underwritten security, namely, that the barons choose five and twenty barons of the kingdom, whomsoever they will, who shall be bound with all their might, to observe and hold, and cause to be observed, the peace and liberties we have granted and confirmed to them by this our present Charter, so that if we, or our justiciar, or our bailiffs or any one of our officers, shall in anything be at fault towards anyone, or shall have broken any one of the articles of this peace or of this security, and the offense be notified to four barons of the foresaid five and twenty, the said four barons shall repair to us (or our justiciar, if we are out of the realm) and, laying the transgression before us, petition to have that transgression redressed without delay. (reference) |
US Bill of Rights | 1795 | Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | After one or more phase III trials are finished, and if the results are positive for the treatment, the investigators can petition the FDA for government approval to use the drug or procedure to treat patients. (references) | |
Business | Silk Route has filled a petition for the development of the wireless network. (references) | |
The labor organizations threatened to derail the process by calling for a petition in the National Assembly and, if necessary, resort to powerful, collective means. (references) | ||
Children | Spain | The law continued to permit parents or legal representatives of a mentally disabled person to petition a judge to obtain permission for the sterilization of that person. (references) |
Israel and the occupied territories | A petition was filed with the High Court of Justice in May 1997 charging that the Ministry of Education's refusal to provide this program to Israeli Arab students was discriminatory. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Poland | Most denied applicants simply receive a letter informing them that their petition has been denied and that they should leave the country. (references) |
Economic History | Switzerland | A total of 50,000 signatures is required to petition a popular vote on new federal legislation, the so-called referendum. (references) |
Korea | The rule of thumb for trial date is first come, first served; petitions are filed by date with the trial dates occurring in order of the date of petition. (references) | |
Cuba (09/01) | Fidel Castro, who was running for a seat in the Chamber of Representatives, circulated a petition to depose Batista's government on the grounds that it had illegitimately suspended the electoral process. (references) | |
Human Rights | Ecuador | All detained persons may challenge the legality of their detention by petition within 48 hours of their arrest, but in practice few such petitions are brought forward. (references) |
Guatemala | In September a request to review the Guatemalan Law of Appeals was added to the petition. (references) | |
Turkmenistan | Lower courts' decisions may be appealed, and the defendant may petition the President for clemency. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Venezuela | The petition alleged that the Government failed in its obligation to protect the Yanomami and to seek appropriate punishment of the killers, who were released by the Brazilian authorities after 3 months' detention. (references) |
Minorities | Spain | After the two assailants were apprehended, the residents of Albaladejo, often led by the mayor, turned out in force to protest their incarceration and petition for their release. (references) |
Slovak Republic | On February 26, more than 2,000 inhabitants of Medzilaborce signed a petition opposing the resettlement of five Roma families into their town. (references) | |
Political Economy | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | In 2001, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association filed a petition requesting a review of the Dominican Republic's eligibility for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences due to continued patent violations. (references) |
Sudan | For example, in an orfy customary marriage, a woman is not entitled to alimony or pension, has no judicial protection without official recognition by her spouse, and must file a legal petition to establish her children's parentage. (references) | |
UKRAINE | In October 2000 the Supreme Court of Ukraine began consideration of a constitutional challenge to the law, and in November the court found several provisions of the law unconstitutional, prompting both a positive response from the ILO and the refusal by the USTR to consider the AFL-CIO's petition on Ukraine. (references) | |
Political Rights | Guyana | However, on a side petition, she found that the 1997 national election was "vitiated" due to the use of voter identification cards, which were not provided for in the Constitution. (references) |
Uganda | On March 23, Besigye filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the results of the election; however, on April 21, the Court ruled 3-2 against Besigye, stating that he had failed to prove that the election was so flawed that a new election was required. (references) | |
Papua New Guinea | The law provides that a losing candidate may dispute the election of the winning candidate by filing a petition with the National Court. (references) | |
Trade | Egypt | The amendment also provides for the right of petition for denial of incorporation, removes the restriction that 49% of shareholders be Egyptian, allows 100% foreign representation on the board of directors, and strengthens accounting standards. (references) |
Travel | Bolivia | Temporary Residence Visa: A temporary residence visa is valid for up to two years and may be obtained from the National Immigration Service for a fee of US$161. To obtain a temporary residence visa the traveler must present the following documents to the National Immigration Service: a valid passport containing a specific-purpose visa (for any purpose other than tourism); a legal petition addressed to the Director General of Immigration requesting temporary residence; a work contract certified by the Ministry of Labor specifying the duration of the contract; a certificate from the institution for which the person is going to work (or for students, a certificate of studies); a police security clearance issued by the Bolivian National Police; a legal address registered with the National Police; a temporary residence request form; and a change of visa request form (required even if this is a first time visa request). (references) |
Bolivia | Permanent Residence Permits: To obtain a permanent residence permit the applicant must pay a fee of US$484 and present the following documents to the Immigration Service: a valid passport containing a two-year temporary residence visa; a legal petition addressed to the Director General of Immigration requesting indefinite residence; a medical certificate issued by the National Institute of Employment Health; a security clearance issued by Bolivian National Police; a legal address registered with the Bolivian National Police; a birth certificate legalized by a Bolivian Consulate; a police security clearance issued in the country of origin and legalized by a Bolivian Consulate; an indefinite visa request form; a change of visa request form; and a work contract certified by the Ministry of Labor. (references) | |
Women | Cote d'Ivoire | In July 1999, the AIDF launched a petition drive to pressure the authorities to enact and enforce laws against domestic violence, especially spousal abuse; 18,000 signatures had been collected by the end of 1999. In 2000 AIDF opened a house for battered girls and wives, which reportedly received approximately 18 battered women per week. (references) |
Jordan | Furthermore, women may not petition for citizenship for their non-Jordanian husbands. (references) | |
Burkina Faso | Either spouse can petition for divorce; custody of children is granted to either parent on the basis of the children's best interests. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Switzerland | Parallel to the submission of the petition, a parliamentary initiative called for similar measures. (references) |
Peru | A second vote must be taken, if at least 20 percent of the workers petition it. However, labor rights advocates complain that many workers are reluctant to participate even in secret ballots, due to fear of employer retaliation, particularly since a full list of workers who attend meetings in which such votes are taken must be submitted to management. (references) | |
Nepal | On September 6, the Supreme Court, acting on a petition filed by an NGO, ordered several government ministries to explain the lack of progress on implementing regulations for the Child Labor Act. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Petition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.89% of the time. "Petition" is used about 1,290 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 94.89% | 1,224 | 6,374 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.88% | 63 | 42,364 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.23% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,290 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "petition": act on petition ♦ draw up a petition ♦ file a petition ♦ file one's petition ♦ grant a petition ♦ petition for ♦ petition for clemency ♦ petition for divorce ♦ petition for mercy ♦ petition for smth. ♦ petition in bankruptcy ♦ petition of right ♦ present a petition ♦ right of petition ♦ right to petition ♦ The Petition of Right. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "petition": petition-drawer, petition-drawers, petition-drawing. | |
Ending with "petition": post-petition, pre-petition. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
petition | 273 | petition sign | 12 |
how write petition | 56 | center let petition rebuild tower trade twin world | 11 |
magic petition | 50 | court petition | 11 |
online petition | 44 | davis gray petition | 10 |
gray davis petition recall | 43 | petition spongebob | 9 |
petition form | 42 | custody petition | 9 |
petition sample | 37 | petition for dissolution of marriage | 9 |
davis petition recall | 33 | make petition | 9 |
petition for name change | 31 | petition template | 9 |
petition writing | 30 | davis governor petition recall | 9 |
divorce petition | 28 | petition pin | 9 |
petition right | 23 | example petition | 8 |
olive branch petition | 19 | legal petition | 8 |
petition prayer | 16 | bankruptcy petition | 8 |
start a petition | 16 | discharge petition | 8 |
letter petition | 15 | petition for adoption | 8 |
format petition | 14 | alien relative petition | 7 |
creating petition | 13 | cigna petition | 7 |
petition recall | 13 | create petition | 7 |
petition starting | 12 | california petition recall | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "petition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | peticion (suit), lutje (appeal, application, claim, cry, demand, desire, devotion, devotions, entreaty, obsecration, obtestation, orison, paternoster, plea, pleading, prayer, praying, request, rogation, supplication, wish), lutem (appeal, be at one's devotions, beg, entreat, implore, plead, please, pray, short circuit, solicit, supplicate), kërkoj (aim, apply, arrogate, ask, ask for, assert, beg, call for, charge, claim, comb, cost, crave, cry for, demand, dig, dig for, exact, feel, fish for, fossick, go after, inquire, look, look for, looking for, necessitate, nose, nose out, pick, postulate, quest, ransack, request, rummage, search, search after, search out, seek, seek after, solicit, solicit for, want), kërkesë (application, bidding, call, claim, clamor, clamour, demand, desire, exaction, instance, need, obsecration, request, requirement, run, solicitation, suit, supplication, want), bëj kërkesë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | قدم عريضة, توسل (beg, beseech, entreat, entreaty, implore, invoke, petition for smth., solicit, solicitation, sue, supplicate, supplication), عريضة (memorial, request), إلتمس (ask, beg, beseech, canvass, crave, cry, implore, plead, request, solicit, sue, woo), إسترحام (invocation, plea, supplication), رفع عريضة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ходатайствувам (intercede, pull strings, solicit), отправям петиция, моля се (be at one's devotions, pray), молба (adjuration, appeal, application, boon, desire, obsecration, obtestation, plea, prayer, request, solicitation, suit, supplication), заявление (allegation, application, application blank, request), жалба (complaint, lament, lamentation, litigation, moan, plaint, plea, supplication), подавам молба (apply, file a claim, put in), петиция (memorial, plea, representation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 請願書 , 請願 , 请愿 (Petitioner), 呈文 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | prosit (ask, beg, beseech, implore, obtest, plead, pray, solicit), petice, žádat (apply, ask, claim, demand, invite, postulate, pray, request, require, solicit, want, wish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bønskrift. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | petitie (request), verzoekschrift (application, request), petitionnement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | petskribo, peticio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تظلم (Plaint), عریضه , عرضحال (Suit), دادخواهی کردن (Moot), دادخواست (Plea, Suit), درخواست کردن (Apply, Beg, Bone, Plead, Pray, Request, Solicit, Supplicate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pyyntö (request), hakemus (application), anomus (application, request), anoa (ask, entreat, implore, request). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | requête, pétition. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | fersykskrift. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Bittschrift (request), Gesuch (appeal, application, plea, postulation, request), Eingabe (enter, entry, feed, input, intake), bittgesuch, bitte (appeal, application, don't mention it, go ahead, have a seat, here you are, if you please, not at all, plea, please, please do, please pass the bread, request, suit, sure, that's all right, this way in, you're welcome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάνω αίτηση (apply, apply for, write in for), ικετεύω (beg, beg for, beseech, entreat, implore, plead, pray, supplicate), παρακαλώ (ask, beg, beseech, by all means, go ahead, implore, plead, please, pray, request, solicit, urge, you are welcome), υπόμνημα (memo, memoir, memorandum, memorial, note), αναφορά (account, citation, mention, reference, relation, report), αίτηση (a claim for, application, application form, memorialization, request, suit, suppliance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לעתור (beg, entreat, plead, pray, supplicate), להגיש עצומה, שאלה (inquiry, issue, problem, query, question, request, wish), עתירה (entreaty, plea, prayer, request, supplication), עצומה (claim), בקשה (application, desire, request, suit, wish). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kérelem (instance, plea, prayer, request). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | petisi, surat permohonan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | petizione (enter, entry, input, plea, round robin, suit), supplica (appeal, craves, entreaty, pleading, supplication). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 陳情 (appeal), 請願 , 申請 (application, request), 懇願 (entreaty, supplication), 嘆願 (appeal, entreaty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | せいがんしょ, ちんじょうしょ, けんぱく (memorial), あいがん (appeal, entreaty, fond of, supplication), りんせい (character, forest management, nature, verticillation), りんせいしょ, ちんじょう (appeal), せいがん (accurate, aiming at the eye, during one's lifetime, oath, orderly, regular, trim, well-organized, west bank, west coast, westward advance, while alive), たんがんしょ, そじょう (brief, complaint, going upstream, on the chopping board, retroact, retrospect), しんせい (a new government or administration, application, authentic, dignity, direct Imperial rule, disposition, divinity, genuine, holiness, inborn nature, mind, nascent, nature, new birth, new face, new system, nova, pure, rebirth, request, sacredness, theocracy, true), そがん (appeal), ねがい (application, desire, prayer, request, wish), ねがいで (application), たんがん (appeal, entreaty, large padded kimono, one eye, upright), こんがん (entreaty, harmonious, supplication, well-rounded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 청원. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | yeearreeaght (appeal), aghinaghey, aghin (appeal, entreaty, invocation, plea, request). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | etitionpay petição (address, addressing, appeal, application, entreaty, prayer book, request, suit), requerimento (application, motion, request, requirement, requisition). (various references) petiţiona, petiţie (appeal, application, bill), rugãminte (desire, entreaty, Favor, favour, prayer, request, requirement, suit, supplication), rugãciune (oration, prayer, rogation), ruga (ask, beg, court, desire, entreat, implore, invite, pray, request), cerere (appeal, application, bill, claim, consumption, demand, desire, entreaty, inquiry, market, pretence, request, requirement, requisition, run, suit, supplication, wish), cere (apply for, ask, ask for, beg, bid, cadge, call for, challenge, charge, claim, command, court, demand, desire, exact, expect, have, implore, involve, necessitate, request, require, require smth. of smb., Sue, urge), înainta o cerere cãtre. (various references) ходатайствовать (intercede, move, petitioned, petitioning, plead, solicit), ходатайство (intercession, suit), хлопотать (bustle about, solicit), обращаться с петицией, молитва (orison, pray, prayer), просьба (appeal, application, desire, entreaty, obsecration, plea, pray, request, supplication), прошение, петиция. (various references) iarrtas (a request). (various references) podneti molbu, peticija (memorial), molba (appeal, application, plea, prayer, request). (various references) petición (appeal, application, behest, claim, demand, entreaty, inquiry, instance, plea, representation, request, suit, supplication). (various references) anhållan (application, obsecration, request). (various references) talep (application, charge, claim, demand, plea, request, requisition, run, sale, solicitation), rica etmek (adjure, appeal, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, conjure, desire, entreat, implore, intercede, plead, pray, request, Sue, sue for, supplicate), rica (adjuration, appeal, entreaty, I request, instance, intercession, plea, pleading, prayer, request, solicitation, suit, supplication), istirham etmek, istirham, dilekçe vermek (memorialize), dilekçe (address, application, letter of application, prayer, request), dilek (adjuration, desire, request, will, wish). (various references) towakga (request). (various references) клопотатися, звертатися з петицією, благати (adjure, appeal, beg, beseech, conjure, crave, cry, deprecate, entreat, implore, intercede, invoke, obsecrate, plead, supplicate), благання (adjuration, conjuration, entreaty, obsecration, obtestation, oration, supplication, vow), петиція (supplication). (various references) sự thỉnh cầu đơn xin, sự cầu xin, đơn thỉnh cầu. (various references) erfyniad (prayer), deisyfiad (request, supplicatation), deisebu, deiseb, arch (ark, behest, bidding, coffin, request, trunk, waist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | libello, libellum, libellus, petitio, petitionem, petitiones, petitioni, postulatio, postulationes. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen to aithma mou kai to axiwma mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cui respondit Hester petitio mea et preces istae sunt |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To whom answerde Ester, Myn asking and my preyeeris ben these. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Then Esther said in answer, My prayer and my request is this: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Esther Chapter 5, Verse 7 |
| Albanian | Esteri u përgjigj dhe tha: "Ja, kërkesa ime ajo që po kërkoj: |
| Cebuano | Unya mitubag si Ester ug miingon: Ang akong hangyo ug akong gipangayo mao kini: |
| Chinese | 以 斯 帖 回 答 說 、 我 有 所 要 、 我 有 所 求 、 |
| Croatian | Estera odgovori: "Molba mi je i želja, |
| Danish | Ester svarede: "Min Bøn og mit Ønske er |
| Dutch | Toen antwoordde Esther, en zeide: Mijn bede en verzoek is: |
| Finnish | Niin Ester vastasi sanoen: "Tätä minä pyydän ja haluan: |
| French | Esther répondit: Voici ce que je demande et ce que je désire. |
| German | Da antwortete Esther und sprach: Meine Bitte und Begehr ist: |
| Haitian Creole | Estè reponn, li di konsa: -Sa m' bezwen...? Sa m' ta mande ou...? |
| Hungarian | És felele Eszter, és monda: Az én kivánságom és kérésem ez: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ester menjawab, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sembah Ester: Adapun kehendak dan pinta patik inilah: |
| Italian | Ester rispose: «Ecco la mia richiesta e quel che desidero: |
| Manx Gaelic | Eisht dreggyr Esther, as dooyrt ee, My accan, as my yeearree te; |
| Maori | Katahi ka whakautu a Ehetere, ka mea, Ko taku i mea ai maku, ko taku i tono ai, |
| Norwegian | Ester svarte: Min bønn og mitt ønske er: |
| Portuguese | Ester respondeu, dizendo; Eis a minha petição e o meu rogo: |
| Rumanian | Estera a rqspuns: ,,Iatq ce cer wi ce doresc. |
| Swedish | Ester svarade och sade: "Min bön och min begäran är: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "petition": petitionary, petitioned, petitioner, petitioners, petitioning, petitions. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "petition": competition, counterpetition, noncompetition, repetition. (additional references) | |
Words containing "petition": competitions, counterpetitioned, counterpetitioning, counterpetitions, repetitional, repetitions. (additional references) | |
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"Petition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: detition, patition, Peibio, peijian, penition, Periton, petitional, petito, petiton, Petitti, Petitto, Pettibon, pettition, potition, ptation, ptition. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "petition" (pronounced puti"shun) |
| 7 | p u t i" sh u n | competition, repetition. |
| 6 | -u t i" sh u n | dietitian, mathematician, politician, theoretician. |
| 5 | -t i" sh u n | dentition, mortician, optician, partition, statistician, superstition, tactician, titian. |
| 4 | -i" sh u n | abolition, academician, acquisition, addition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, audition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, composition, condition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, deposition, disposition, edition, electrician, emission, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mission, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, physician, position, precondition, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, recondition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, rendition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, sedition, submission, supposition, suspicion, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-i-n-o-p-t-t" | |
-2 letters: pinite, pointe, potent, tiepin, tiptoe. | |
-3 letters: inept, netop, opine, petit, petti, petto, pinot, pinto, piton, point. | |
-4 letters: inti, into, nett, nite, nope, note, open, pein, pent, peon, pine, pint, pion, poet, pone, tent, tine, tint, tipi, titi, toit, tone, tope, topi, tote. | |
-5 letters: eon, ion, net, nip, nit, not, one, ope, opt, pen, pet. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-i-n-o-p-t-t" | |
+1 letter: petitions, pointiest, tiptoeing. | |
+2 letters: antipoetic, interpoint, nepotistic, petitioned, petitioner, poinsettia, repetition. | |
+3 letters: competition, crepitation, expatiation, extirpation, impetration, interpoints, optokinetic, partitioned, partitioner, pectination, peritonitis, petitionary, petitioners, petitioning, pirouetting, poinsettias, pontificate, postediting, repartition, repetitions, tippytoeing, trepidation. | |
+4 letters: antientropic, antinepotism, competitions, crepitations, decapitation, deputization, expatiations, expatriation, exploitation, extirpations, impetrations, interception, interruption, operationist, partitioners, pectinations, periodontist, petrifaction, pettifogging, photokinetic, pigmentation, pontificated, pontificates, posteditings, postfeminist, potentiality, potentiating, potentiation, practitioner, receptionist, repartitions, repatriation, repetitional, superstition, trephination, trepidations, vituperation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 65 74 69 74 69 6F 6E |
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