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.
In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to an official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, or may be transmitted via the Internet.
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...
Curative Petition is the last chance available for the protection from the compensation of injustice in the court after the review petition is dismissed...
The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly...
In 1977 and 1979, several petitions were signed by a number of prominent French intellectuals, doctors, and psychologists calling for reforms to or the...
The right to petition government for redress of grievances is the right to make a complaint to, or seek the assistance of, one's government, without fear...
The Petition of Fifty (Indonesian: Petisi 50) was a document protesting then President Suharto's use of state philosophy Pancasila against political opponents...
decision of a federal or state court files a "petition for writ of certiorari" in the Supreme Court. A "petition" is printed in booklet format and 40 copies...
An online petition (or Internet petition, or e-petition) is a form of petition which is signed online, usually through a form on a website. Visitors to...
In United States parliamentary procedure, a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without...
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8 in a final attempt to avoid war between...
The Soetardjo Petition (Indonesian: Petisi Soetardjo) was a motion of the Volksraad of the Dutch East Indies, instigated by the member Soetardjo Kartohadikusumo...
released. Any prisoner, or another person acting on their behalf, may petition the court, or a judge, for a writ of habeas corpus. One reason for the...
In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Crown. Before the Crown Proceedings Act 1947, the British...
The Global Warming Petition Project, also known as the Oregon Petition, is a group which urges the United States government to reject the Kyoto Protocol...
reviewed in review petition. The parties aggrieved on any order of the Supreme Court on any apparent error can file a review petition. Taking into consideration...
Bulaksumur petition (Indonesian: Petisi Bulak Sumur) was a document signed by academics of Gadjah Mada University on 31 January 2024, and demanded president...
In some jurisdictions, a petition for review is a formal request for an appellate tribunal to review the decision of a lower court or administrative body...
A petition mill is a fraud in which the perpetrator poses as a financial advisor, sometimes as a credit counselor or paralegal, filing hastily prepared...
An election petition refers to the procedure for challenging the result of a parliamentary election. When a petition is lodged against an election return...
The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts...
election. To obtain an NLRB-conducted election, the union must file a petition supported by a showing of interest from at least thirty percent of the...
An FDA citizen petition is a process provided by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals and community organizations to make...
In United States patent law, a petition to make special (PTMS) is a formal request submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) asking...
The Humble Petition and Advice was the second and last codified constitution of England after the Instrument of Government. On 23 February 1657, during...
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