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单词 petition
释义
petition
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
adocumentsignedby alargenumberofpeopledemandingoraskingfor someactionfrom thegovernmentor anotherauthority:
请愿书
Isigneda petitionagainsttheproposedclosureof thelocalhospitaltoday.今天我在反对关闭当地医院的请愿书上签了名。
lawspecialized
aformalletterto alawcourtaskingfor aparticularlegalaction:
（向法院递交的）上诉书，诉状
She'sfilinga petitionfordivorce.她将要递交离婚诉状。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making appeals & requests
  • appellate
  • ask forsomeone
  • behest
  • beseech
  • call for orderphrase
  • call onsomeone
  • callsomeonein
  • cap
  • claim
  • demand
  • implore
  • invite
  • pay claim
  • pretty pleaseidiom
  • propitiation
  • push forsomething
  • put in forsomething
  • put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
  • reapply
  • requisition
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petition
verb[IorT]
uk
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us
/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/
lawalsospecialized
to make aformalrequestfor something,especiallyin alawcourt:
（向法院）递交上诉书，上诉
They're petitioningfor/aboutbetterfacilitiesfordisabledpeople.他们正在请愿，希望当局能为残疾人安装更好的设施。
[+ obj + to infinitive]Ithinkwe should petition thegovernmenttoincreasethegrantfor theproject.我认为我们应该请求政府增加对该项目的拨款。
She is petitioningfora re-trial.她将上诉要求重审。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making appeals & requests
  • appellate
  • ask forsomeone
  • behest
  • beseech
  • call for orderphrase
  • call onsomeone
  • callsomeonein
  • cap
  • claim
  • demand
  • implore
  • invite
  • pay claim
  • pretty pleaseidiom
  • propitiation
  • push forsomething
  • put in forsomething
  • put the squeeze onsomeoneidiom
  • reapply
  • requisition
See more results »
(Definition ofpetitionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

petition| American Dictionary

petition
noun[C]
us
/pəˈtɪʃ·ən/
adocumentsignedby alargenumberofpeoplerequestingsomeactionfrom thegovernmentor anotherauthority, orlawaformalletterto acourtoflawrequestingaparticularlegalaction:
More than 2000peoplesigneda petition toprotectawildlifeareafromdevelopment.
lawShe’sfilinga petition fordivorce.

petition

verb[I/T]us
/pəˈtɪʃ·ən/
[T]Theyplanto petition thegovernortoincreasefundingfor theproject.
(Definition ofpetitionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

petition| Business English

petition
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈtɪʃən/us
POLITICS
adocumentsignedby alargenumberofpeopleaskingthegovernmentorauthoritiesto do something or not to do something:
a petition against/for sthTradeunionshavestarteda petition against themerger.
LAW
aformalletterto acourtoflawaskingfor aparticulardecision:
They hadfileda petitioninfederalcourtonbehalfof thedetainees.

See also

bankruptcy petition
petition
verb[IorT]
uk
/pəˈtɪʃən/us
LAW
to make aformalrequestfor adecisionoraction,especiallyfrom acourtoflaw:
He could have petitioned for theappealscourttoconsiderhisrequest.
Thecompanyhas petitioned theorganizationtokeepdetailsof the newphonesecret.
POLITICS
tosignadocumentwithlargenumbersof otherpeopleaskingthegovernmentorauthoritiesto do something or not to do something:
petition for/against sthLocalpeoplepetitioned against theclosureof thehospital.
(Definition ofpetitionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpetition

petition
The new tax was the source of considerable public indignation, with marches, rallies and petitions the order of the day throughout the country.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In his benevolent aspect he is the source of rain and hence petitioned to alleviate drought, and also to prevent meningitis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They worked up petitions to parliament while engaging in some correspondence with each other.
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In 1792 519 petitions were raised but forty-eight of them were institutional.
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Eighty-three percent of the families included in this study were recruited from court records of petitions for divorce.
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He signed petitions against slavery, was a bullionist and an underconsumptionist in his political economy, and yet he was no radical.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Furthermore, petitions, correspondence, surveys and communal accounts also survive sporadically for the villages that fell within the wider administrative district.
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Litigation masters were required to possess the ability to write brilliantly for their petitions to stand out, being apparently worthy of trial, among countless documents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If one department or county received between ten and twenty thousand petitions a year, it was proof that the right to litigation was guaranteed.
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They would also accept petitions on other days when necessity arose.
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Implementation required public notice of intent and a majority vote of the divisional council determined by landowner opinion gauged through petitions and public meetings.
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Unwilling to accept this change in legal status, the expatriate originaire community once again petitioned the administration.
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British officers thought detainees' lurid petitions were exaggerated.
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Many of the petitions would have been concerned with justice.
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However, more systematic regional comparisons are hindered by the intrinsically fragmentary and self-selecting nature of much of the evidence (community petitions and individual letters).
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpetition

petition

These are words often used in combination withpetition.

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formal petition
This can only be granted by the sheriff on a formal petition by the applicant.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
habeas corpus petition
Musladin then filed a habeascorpuspetitionin federal court, which the court denied.
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Wikipedia
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online petition
Theonlinepetitionseems to be the best known and most used protest tool of 66 per cent of the sample.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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