See petition in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
An application to a higher authority, as for sanction or a decision:
appeal. (Law) prayer1. See ask, law
verb
To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of:
address, appeal, apply, approach. (Obsolete) sue. See requestTo make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law:
(Law) appeal, sue. See lawTo ask for employment, acceptance, or admission:
apply, put in. See seek
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