Formal Written Request Against a Motion

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Art Museum, Group 724, Puzzle 1 (Stained Glass).

Question is: Formal Written Request Against a Motion

and the answer is: PETITION

Word Meaning:

PETITION — A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.

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