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right of petition: a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to petition the government for a redress of grievances
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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Petition of right — Petition Pe*ti tion, n. [F. p[ e]tition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Petition — Pe*ti tion, n. [F. p[ e]tition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
