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petition
[ puh-tish-uhn ]
noun
- a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
Synonyms:
- a request made for something desired, especially a respectful or humble request, as to a superior or to one of those in authority; a supplication or prayer:
a petition for aid; a petition to God for courage and strength.
Synonyms: , ,
- something that is sought by request or entreaty:
to receive one's full petition.
- Law. an application for a court order or for some judicial action.
verb (used with object)
- to beg for or request (something).
- to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislative body, etc.):
He received everything for which he had petitioned the king.
- to ask by petition for (something).
verb (used without object)
- to present a petition.
- to address or present a formal petition.
Synonyms: ,
- to request or solicit, as by a petition:
to petition for redress of grievances.
petition
/ 辫瑟藞迟瑟蕛蓹苍 /
noun
- a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
- any formal request to a higher authority or deity; entreaty
- law a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action
a petition for divorce
- the action of petitioning
verb
- tr to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc)
to petition Parliament
- intrfoll byfor to seek by petition
to petition for a change in the law
Derived Forms
- 辫别藞迟颈迟颈辞苍补谤测, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍路补路产濒别 adjective
- 辫别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍路别谤 辫别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍路颈蝉迟 noun
- 肠辞耻苍顎僼别谤路辫别路迟颈顎卼颈辞苍 noun verb
- 辫谤别顎卲别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍 noun verb (used with object)
- 谤别顎-辫别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍 verb (used with object)
- 耻苍顎卲别路迟颈顎僼颈辞苍别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of petition1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The agency鈥檚 decision followed a lengthy process that began with a 2007 petition submitted by environmental groups and that involved several lawsuits.
Mr Mahdawi's legal team petitioned for his release alleging unlawful incarceration.
Esquivel had a pending petition and lived with his family, who are U.S. citizens.
The rights group urged Kenyans to sign a petition calling for a public inquiry into the killings during what were dubbed the #OccupyParliament protests.
UnCommon Law has been petitioning the parole board to make an official determination that the tests from that time period won鈥檛 be use in its decisions.
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