Definitions of file a petition
to give a written application to a court requesting a legal remedy (=the enforcement of a right, imposition of a penalty, payment of compensation or making some other court order)
She filed a petition for divorce.
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file a petition means:
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to give a written application to a court requesting a legal remedy (=the enforcement of a right, imposition of a penalty, payment of compensation or making some other court order)
She filed a petition for divorce.