1) Begging 2) Suing 3) Suppliant 
[China] Petitioning (also known as letters and calls, correspondence and reception, xinfang or shangfang) is the administrative system for hearing complaints and grievances from individuals in the People`s Republic of China. ==Origins== In ancient imperial times, petitioners were called `people with grievances` (yuānmín). Petitioners who ...
• (n.) The act of presenting apetition; a supplication. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Petition
Pe·ti'tion·ing noun The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.