pétition

Definitions of pétition
  1. noun
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
    synonyms: requête
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    demande
    a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
    collecte, quête
    request for a sum of money
    demande, réclamation
    an urgent or peremptory request
    ultimatum
    a final peremptory demand
    insistance, pression
    continual and persistent demands
    exigence
    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
    revendication
    the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
    appel
    a demand for a show of hands in a card game
    marge bénificiaire
    a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
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    contenu, sujet
    what a communication that is about something is about
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