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- petition [pɪ'tɪʃən]
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n
a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
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2.
n
any formal request to a higher authority or deity; entreaty
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3.
n
[law]
a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action
- a petition for divorce
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4.
n
the action of petitioning
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc)
- to petition Parliament
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6.
vi.
[intr;
foll by for] to seek by petition- to petition for a change in the law
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin pet
i tio , from petere to seek
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1.
n
a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority
Examples
- to grant a petition
- 同意所请求之事 → petition
- to petition to do sth
- 申请做某事 → petition
- a petition for divorce → petition
- to petition Parliament → petition
- to petition for a change in the law → petition
- 向…申请
- make an application to; lodge (or file) an application with; present a petition to → 申请
- 他接过禀帖， 细细查阅。
- He took the petition, and read it carefully. → 禀帖
- 由于不识字， 他想请个人帮他写呈子。
- Because he is illiterate, he wants to ask someone to write a petition for him. → 呈子
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