Petition Request Formal Written Verb Make Noun Sth

pe·ti·tion

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\\pə-ˈti-shən\\ noun1. an earnest request :

entreaty

2.
  a. a formal written request made to an official person or organized body (as a court)
  b. a document embodying such a formal written request
3. something asked or requested
• pe·ti·tion·ary \\-ˈti-shə-ˌner-ē\\ adjective

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verb
(pe·ti·tioned ; pe·ti·tion·ing \\-ˈti-sh(ə-)niŋ\\) transitive verb
: to make a request to :
intransitive verb
: to make a request; especially : to make a formal written request
• pe·ti·tion·er \\-sh(ə-)nər\\ noun

petition
  petition (n.)
  early 14c., "a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity," from O.Fr. peticiun (12c.), from L. petitionem (nom. petitio) "a request, solicitation," noun of action from petere "to require, seek, go forward," also "to rush at, attack," ult. from PIE base *pet-/*pte- "to rush, to fly" (cf. Skt. patram "wing, feather, leaf," patara- "flying, fleeting;" Hittite pittar "wing;" Gk. piptein "to fall," potamos "rushing water," pteryx "wing;" O.E. feðer "feather;" L. penna "feather, wing;" O.C.S. pero "feather;" O.Welsh eterin "bird"). Meaning "formal written request to a superior (earthly)" is attested from early 15c. The verb is c.1600, from the noun.

petition
pe·ti·tion / pE5tiFn / noun1. ~ (against / for sth) a written document signed by a large number of people that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth
   请愿书:
   a petition against experiments on animals
   反对用动物做实验的请愿书
   The workers are getting up (= starting) a petition for tighter safety standards.
   工人正发起请愿,要求提高安全标准。
2. (law 律) an official document asking a court to take a particular course of action
   申诉书；申请书
3. (formal) a formal prayer to God or request to sb in authority
   祈祷；祈求verb1. ~ for / against sth | ~ sb (for sth) to make a formal request to sb in authority, especially by sending them a

petition

   祈求；请求；请愿:
  ▪ [V]
   Local residents have successfully petitioned against the siting of a prison in their area.
   当地居民反对在区内兴建监狱的请愿成功了。
  ▪ [VN]
   The group intends to petition Parliament for reform of the law.
   这个团体准备请求议会修改法律。
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   Parents petitioned the school to review its admission policy.
   家长请愿恳求学校修订招生政策。
2. ~ (sb) (for sth) to formally ask for sth in court
   (向法庭)请求,申请:
  ▪ [V]
   to petition for divorce
   申请离婚
  ▪ [also VN also VN to inf]

petition verb

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petition noun

pe·ti·tion
I. \pə̇ˈtishən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English peticioun, from Middle French petition, from Latin petition-, petitio, from petitus (past participle of petere to go to or toward, seek, request) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at
1.
 a. : an earnest request : ,
  < listens with a vinegar aspect to your petition for shelter — C.E.Montague >
 b.
  (1) : a solemn prayer to God
   < our petition in the litany against sudden death — John Ruskin >
  (2) : a single clause in such a prayer
2.
 a. : a formal written request addressed to an official person or organized body:
  (1) : a bill in the form of a request by which Parliament formerly presented measures for the king's granting
  (2) : a formal written request addressed to a sovereign or political superior for a particular grace or right
  (3) : a formal written request addressed to a magistrate or court praying for preliminary, incidental, or final specific relief and setting forth the facts or reasons therefor
  (4) : a formal statement of a cause of action that is addressed to a court or magistrate and is based on a statute or on an extraordinary remedy for which common-law declarations cannot be invoked or is founded on equity, probate, or ecclesiastical jurisdiction
  (5) civil law :
 b. : a document embodying a formal written request
3. : the act or action of formally asking or humbly requesting
 < an ancient right guaranteed by the early state constitutions … is that of petition — Harvey Walker >
4. : something asked or requested
 < I make thee promise, … thou receivest thy full petition — Shakespeare >
Synonyms: see
II. verb
(petitioned ; petitioned ; petitioning \-sh(ə)niŋ\ ; petitions)
transitive verb
1. : to make a request to : ; especially : to make a formal written request to
 < the right of the people … to petition the government for a redress of grievances — U.S. Constitution >
2. : to make a request for :
 < all that I hope, petition, or expect — George Crabbe †1832 >
intransitive verb
: to make a request; especially : to make a formal written request

 < she neither petitioned for her right nor claimed it — George Meredith >