Petition
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 14 Oct 2021
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 5 Sep 2021
Crossword Answers
3 letters
ASK
Consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
SUE
Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
BEG
Call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
4 letters
PLEA
An answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
5 letters
PLEAD
Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
6 letters
APPEAL
(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court"
ORISON
Reverent petition to a deity
PRAYER
The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
7 letters
ENTREAT
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"
SOLICIT
Approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
REQUEST
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
8 letters
ENTREATY
Earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
11 letters
POSTULATION
A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
12 letters
SUPPLICATION
The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"