USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A petition is a written request made in the form of an appeal, generally before a court. A petition may be made by an individual, a group of individuals, or an organisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -A petition is a document signed by a lot of people that asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.

Detailed explanation-3: -petitioned; petitioning pə-ˈti-sh(ə-)niŋ; petitions. transitive : to make a request to (someone) especially : to make a formal written request to (an authority)

Detailed explanation-4: -Synonyms: appeal, round robin, list of signatures More Synonyms of petition. 2. countable noun. A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.

Detailed explanation-5: -/pəˈtɪʃ·ən/ a document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority, or law a formal letter to a court of law requesting a particular legal action: More than 2000 people signed a petition to protect a wildlife area from development.