Petitions is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for PETITIONS in dictionary:

VERB:
• PETITION, to make a formal request
• present a petition to (an authority) in respect of a particular cause
• make an appeal to (a deity or superior)
• make a formal application to (a court) for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.
NOUN:
• a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause
• an appeal or request to a deity or a superior
• an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.

Words related to PETITIONS

petition10 petitioned13 petitioning14

Words that contain PETITIONS

appetitions15 repetitions13 competitions18 noncompetitions21 counterpetitions20

How to use PETITIONS in a sentence

• The latter had stepped forward, and expressed their sense more generally by petitions, than in any instance in which they had ever before interfered.
• Clay then came forward in Congress as an advocate for considering the question of petitions.
• The result was a decision on the part of Congress to admit the petitions, but to pay no further attention to them.
• Petitions for municipal suffrage in Kansas are rolling up enormously.
• We had the privilege then of speaking on the presentation of petitions at any length, and we seldom spoke on any other occasion.
• After tea followed a Prayer-meeting in which petitions were particularly offered on her behalf.
• It may be easily supposed, that when this practice was known to the public, the child was never at a loss for petitions.
• His petitions covered a great range of subjects, and he was regular in their presentation.
• The corporal, Hunmunt Sing, of the 44th Native Infantry, described all these things in several petitions to the Resident, and prayed redress, but no redress was ever obtained.
• He taught forgiveness and in that incomparable prayer which He left as model for our petitions, He made our willingness to forgive the measure by which we may claim forgiveness.
• In an earlier part of this contest, our petitions told him, that from our King there was but one appeal.
• Petitions and counter-petitions were presented by the merchants of London, Bristol, and other trading towns of the kingdom.
• Encouraged by the fate of Criclade, and by petitions for parliamentary reform from the Livery of London, and the still existing county associations, on the 7th of May, Mr.
• Many petitions had been presented in the course of this session for and against the existing system of the corn-laws.
• The number of petitions was large, but the majority of the names attached to them were from the lowest classes of society, to whom ministers had declared no power could be given.
• During this session, as usual after a general election, the house had to deal with a considerable number of election petitions.
• The debate on the sugar question was preceded by the presentation of petitions both for and against the alterations proposed by government.
• President Hayes carefully examined the matter in person, got a list of the principal patrons of the office, and compared it with the petitions.
• But such a collection of beggars would not be half so great an evil as the petitions presented here on the subject of slavery.
• Likewise he deferred to the wishes of the Blessed, seated on his right hand and on his left in Paradise, and he inclined his ear to listen to the petitions they presented to him.
• The petitions of the people at large cannot be lightly decided.
• The petitions of the people of that distant region have been presented to the Government, and ought not to be disregarded.
• During the few hours occupied in this important duty, Alida and her companion addressed themselves to God, in long and fervent petitions.
• In the evening she would read the other half, sell as many tracts as possible and secure names to the petitions.
• In February Miss Anthony suspended her canvass long enough to go to Albany to the State convention and present the petitions.
• This could best be done through petitions, and here Miss Anthony recognized her work.
• As chairman of a committee on petitions Douglas rendered a real service to public morality.
• He is also the only mediator, who stands in need of no other to recommend his petitions to the Father.

Similar words containing PETITION without suffix s

petition10 appetition14 petitioned13 petitioner12 repetition12 appetitions15 competition17 petitionary16 petitioners13 petitioning14 petitionist13 repetitions13 competitions18 petitionings15 petitionists14 repetitional14 repetitionary18 noncompetition20 counterpetition19 noncompetitions21 counterpetitions20 counterpetitioned22 counterpetitioning23

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