Petition

Meanings

A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
To make a request to, commonly in written form.

Petition: A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer
Roman Polanski sexual abuse case: screenwriters, and producers signed a petition, started by Bernard-Henri Lévy, which urged Polanski's release. The petition was signed by many prominent individuals
Petition of Right: The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly