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Petition

A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer called supplication.

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Legal

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Modern use

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Petition

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples48
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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Petition

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related to Modern use · 24
Petition → After, Amnesty International, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Britain, California, Change, Davis, Governor Gray Davis, In, Issa, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, Non-governmental, Once, OpenPetition, Other, Petitions, Representative Darrell Issa, South Africa, Such
related to history · 10
Petition → Ancient Egypt, Imperial China, In, Office, Petitions, Supervising Secretaries, The, Tongzheng, Transmission, When
related to Legal · 6
Petition → Act, An, Black's Law Dictionary, In, The, United States
see also · 4
Petition → City, India, Leave Petitions, Motion
is a · 2
Petition → document addressed to an official and signed by numerous individuals, request to do something
related to External links · 1
Petition → Collier's New Encyclopedia

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petitions needed signatures citation used official legal office parliament request government form called addressed pleading early cases made sent emperor

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Petitionis arequest to do something0.90text
Petitionis adocument addressed to an official and signed by numerous individuals0.90text
Amnesty International often use petitions in an attempt to exert moral authority in support of various causesinstance ofNon-governmental organizations0.80text
Petitionrelated to External linksCollier's New Encyclopedia0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyThe0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyAncient Egypt0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyIn0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyImperial China0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyOffice0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyTransmission0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyTongzheng0.60section
Petitionrelated to historyPetitions0.60section

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