Petition

An initial pleading in a lawsuit that seeks non-monetary or "equitable" relief, such as a request for a writ of mandamus or habeas corpus, custody of a child, or probate of a will, is instead called a petition.

Act on petition is a "summary process" used in probate, ecclesiastical and divorce cases, designed to handle matters which are too complex for simple motion.

In the capital city of Istanbul, a bureau influenced by the one that had existed in Byzantine Constantinople tracked and archived all petitions along with any annotations and administrative actions related to them.

The 2003 California recall election, which culminated in the recall of Governor Gray Davis and the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger, began when U.S. Representative Darrell Issa employed paid signature gatherers who obtained millions of signatures at a cost to Issa of millions of dollars.

Other types of petitions include those that sought to free Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment by the former apartheid government of South Africa.

Recent research by the sociocultural psychologist, Chana Etengoff, has highlighted the therapeutic benefits of petitioning including meaning-making, social action, agency and empowerment.

[10] In December 2024, medical professionals across the world signed a petition requesting that all Covid-19 mRNA products should be suspended immediately due to concerns that vaccines may contribute to an alarming rise in excess deaths.

The HOPE Accord petition requested more transparency from governmental agencies and pharmaceutical companies, asking for reducing the publication bias towards the mRNA vaccines.

It also called for independent investigations into the mRNA products, and a comprehensive review of the actual clinical impact on illness and mortality.