5.to ask or beg (usu. fol. by a clause or an infinitive):I request to be excused. 6.to ask or beg (someone) to do something:He requested me to leave. Idioms: by request,in response to a request. [1300–50;requeste(n.) < Old French < Vulgar Latin*requaesitathings asked for,...
A total of 207 people appeared for the second day of jury selection held earlier this week, but State District Judge Barbara Walther excused 120 of those potential jurors after most said they could not presume Jeffs' innocence. Jeffs' attorneys have said they would request a change of venue ...