speech act the use of language to perform some act
notification,
notice a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
indirect request,
wish the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people"
invitation a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"
entreaty,
appeal,
prayer earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"
orison,
petition,
prayer the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
call (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call"
billing,
charge an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
trick or treat a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse
application the action of putting something into operation; "the application of maximum thrust"; "massage has far-reaching medical applications"; "the application of indexes to tables of data"
petition write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
demand request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
invoke,
appeal cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
supplicate ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"
apply ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
beg,
solicit,
tap call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law
beg off,
excuse excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
demand request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
claim take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
