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petition noun

  /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
  • (law, by extension) A formal written application made to a magistrate or court for an order or a suit for divorce. [from 1730s]
 anomus, hakemus, adressi, vetoomus
  • A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance. [from early 15th c.]
 adressi, vetoomus
  • A prayer or supplication, especially of which is formal or humble and made to a deity, a sovereign, or an authority. [from c. 1330]
 rukous

petition verb

  /pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
  • (transitive) To make a petition to (a sovereign or political authority).
 anoa, hakea, pyytää

petite adjective

  /pəˈtiːt/
  • Small, little; insignificant; petty.
 mitätön, pieni, pikkuinen, pikkuruinen, vähäinen
  • (clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
 pieni
  • (especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
 siro
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