seek+by+petition
11petition — petitionable, adj. petitioner, petitionist, n. /peuh tish euhn/, n. 1. a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting… …
12petition — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document asking court for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ court (esp. AmE) ▪ bankruptcy, divorce, habeas corpus (AmE) ▪ She filed a habeas corpus petition on Padilla s behalf …
13Petition of Right — The Petition of Right 1628 was produced by the English Parliament in the run up to the English Civil War. It was addressed to Charles I of England in 1628 but is dated 1627 because it retroactively came into force from the start of the 1627… …
14seek — verb ADVERB ▪ aggressively (esp. AmE), avidly, eagerly, keenly (esp. BrE) ▪ actively ▪ people who are unemployed and actively seeking work (BrE) ▪ …
15petition — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin petition , petitio, from petere to seek, request more at feather Date: 14th century 1. an earnest request ; entreaty 2. a. a formal written request made to an official person or… …
16petition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plea, request, entreaty, supplication, prayer; asking, address. v. t. ask, beg, entreat, request, plead, appeal, implore. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prayer, request, supplication; see appeal 1 . v. Syn.… …
17petition — noun 1》 a formal written request, typically signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a cause. ↘an appeal or request. 2》 Law an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc. verb make or present a… …
18seek — verb 1) they sought shelter from the winter snows Syn: search for, try to find, look for, be on the lookout for, be after, hunt for, be in quest of 2) the company is seeking a judicial review of the decision Syn: try to obtain, work toward, be… …
19seek — v 1. search, look for, pursue, quest, hunt for, go for, follow the trail of; look around for, cast around for, poke around for, probe for, fish for; nose out, ferret out, track down, follow up on; ransack, rummage, check out, leave no stone… …
20The 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… …
