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Noun petition has 2 senses

request, petition, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
--₁ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₁ has particulars:
application; solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering; demand

Derived form: verb petition₁
prayer, petition, orison - reverent petition to a deity
--₂ is a kind of request, asking
--₂ has particulars:
prayer wheel; benediction, blessing; collect; commination; deprecation; grace, blessing, thanksgiving; intercession; invocation, supplication; requiescat

Verb petition has 1 sense

petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
--₁ is one way to request, bespeak, call for, quest

Derived forms: noun petition₁, noun petitioner₂
Sample sentence:
They petition to move