put up a petition

put up a petition
index move (judicially request)

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  • petition — 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.… …   English dictionary for students

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