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petition

verb as in plead, appeal for

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In addition to the two law enforcement sources, a court petition provided to The Times on Monday contained a “GJ number,” referencing the existence of a grand jury.

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A petition to drop criminal charges against Bradshaw gained about 2,200 signatures and a friend is selling T-shirts calling him the Manhole Michelangelo.

Some legal experts say the families do have one final option - they can petition the Supreme Court to order a reinvestigation.

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For the same reasons, I joined this petition asking for an end to the commission’s de facto tool for censorship.

“I’m happy to see that the city has taken a stand,” said Christopher Potter, who lives near one of the lots and started an online petition urging the company to reduce its sound pollution.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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