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petition

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Related topics: Politics, Law
pe·ti·tion1 /pəˈtɪʃən/ ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  PPASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethinga written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something 请愿（书）
petition for/against
 a petition against the new road
反对修筑新路的请愿
 They wanted me to sign a petition against experiments on animals.
他们想让我在一份反对用动物做实验的请愿书上签名。
 Local residents have drawn up a petition to protest the hospital closure.
当地居民已草拟了一份请愿书，抗议关闭医院。
 petition drive American EnglishAmE (=an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition)
发动民众签名的〕请愿运动
2  lawSCL an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered 诉状
petition for
 She is threatening to file a petition for divorce.
她在威胁说要提出离婚诉讼。
3. formalPRAYASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something a formal prayer or request to someone in authority or to God 正式请求；祈求；祈祷
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
sign a petition
Five hundred villagers have signed the petition.
draw up a petition (=prepare one)
They are drawing up a petition which will be presented to the Archbishop.
organize a petition
Local residents organized a petition against the closure of the library.
present/deliver a petition
A group of pensioners went to London to present the petition.
a petition calling for something/demanding something
A petition calling for an inquiry was signed by 15,118 people.
a petition opposing something
458 local people signed a petition opposing the move.
petition + NOUN
a petition drive American EnglishAmE (=an attempt to get a lot of people to sign a petition)
More than 20,000 signatures were gathered by the petition drive.
Examples from the Corpus
petition• Anti-hunt protestors stayed away from the meeting, preferring to show their support by way of a petition of more than 5,500 signatures.• Signatures have been collected on a petition to call an extraordinary general meeting following Forest's struggling start to the season.• Local groups have collected 17,000 votes on a petition to recall the mayor.• Thousands signed a petition which saved it from closure a year ago.• A petition signed by 1000 hospital doctors will be handed to the Minister of Health at lunchtime today.• She carried around her petition like a Bible.• A residents' petition called for the venture to be shelved until a more suitable access route was devised.• That same signature would remain valid on the petition of an independent candidate, she said.• Less than one-fourth of those petition signers said they would vote for Perot if he runs again this year.
petition for/against• Over 200 residents signed a petition against the traffic signal.• The Supreme Court action was taken in response to a petition against the government's decision submitted by the Bar Association.• A petition for street-lighting in Great Stainton was handed into the committee.• The larger unincorporated industrial towns could petition for incorporation under this Act and many did so over the following years.• His petition for a writ of habeas corpus was denied by the circuit court.• Still others petition for improved playgrounds in their town and extended hours at their local library.• Requests, Court of, est. 1390 for the hearing of poor people's petitions for the recovery of debts, etc.• After that, a student would have to get his or her employer to petition for a permanent stay.• Wilson said last week as he denied Williams' petition for clemency.
petition for• Judge Campbell rejected Thompson's petition for custody of the children.• At the end of March, Moody's wife petitioned for divorce.
Related topics: Law
petition2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1  ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingto ask the government or an organization to do something by sending them a petition 〔向政府或组织〕请愿，请求
petition somebody to do something
 Villagers petitioned the local authority to provide better bus services.
村民请愿要求地方当局提供更好的公共汽车服务。
petition against/for
 Residents are petitioning against the new road.
居民们正在请愿抗议修建那条新路。
2  law or formalSCLASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO something to make a formal request to someone in authority, to a court of law, or to God 〔向当权者、法庭或上帝〕正式请求；祈求；祈祷
petition for
 More and more couples are petitioning for divorce.
申请离婚的夫妻越来越多。
Examples from the Corpus
petition• Two or more creditors can join together to petition.• One day of marching can mean hundreds of hours of phone calling and shopping mall petitioning by inspired volunteers.• After that, a student would have to get his or her employer to petition for a permanent stay.• It had to petition for enforcement to the U. S. Court of Appeals, which could be a very time-consuming process.• As early as 1662,2000 miners from Tyne and Wear had petitioned the King about insufficient ventilation in the mines.• Sloane petitioned the Lords Commissioner of H.M.
petition against/for• Some leaders of these organizations have held Buchanan fundraisers, collected petitions for Buchanan and spoken at state Reform Party meetings.• The court refused to accept that by petitioning for divorce she had revoked her consent.• It had to petition for enforcement to the U. S. Court of Appeals, which could be a very time-consuming process.• He and buddy Chuck Bauman have been circulating petitions for months asking voters to repeal property taxes.• However, the liberal California court defended the right of teachers to petition for redress of grievances.• A petition for street-lighting in Great Stainton was handed into the committee.• The Supreme Court action was taken in response to a petition against the government's decision submitted by the Bar Association.• More than 400 villagers have signed a petition against their application feeling their venture would aggravate the problem.
petitioning for divorce• The court refused to accept that by petitioning for divorce she had revoked her consent.
From Longman Business Dictionary
petitionpe·ti·tion /pəˈtɪʃən/ noun [countableC]
LAW an official letter to a law court, asking for a legal case to be considered
He will file the petition early next week.
→ bankruptcy petition
Origin petition1
(1300-1400) Old French Latin petitio, from petere “to try to get or find”
pe·ti·tion1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1petition2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4356 COCA: 5959
petition

noun¹

 1document asking court for sth申訴ADJECTIVE | VERB + PETITION | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤court (especially NAmE) （法庭）訴狀▸➤bankruptcy, divorce, habeas corpus (NAmE) （向法院提交的）破產／離婚／人身保護申請書◇She filed a habeas corpus petition on Padilla's behalf.她代表帕迪利亞遞交了人身保護申請書。VERB + PETITION➤file, submit遞交申請書▸➤hear對訴狀舉行聽證◇The petition will be heard tomorrow.明天將對訴狀進行審理。➤accept, approve, grant接受／批准／同意請求◇Her petition for divorce was granted.她的離婚請求獲得批准。➤deny, dismiss, oppose, reject不受理／駁回／反對／拒絕申請◇The district court has opposed the petition by the local electricity company.區法院駁回了當地電力公司提出的申請。PREPOSITION➤petition for為⋯的請求◇He can file a petition for writ of habeas corpus.他能提出人身保護令的申請。➤petition on behalf of代表⋯的請願◇a divorce petition on behalf of Terri Jones代表特里・瓊斯提出的離婚申請
petition

noun²

 2document signed by many people多人簽名的文件ADJECTIVE | VERB + PETITION | PETITION + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤protest (especially BrE) 抗議請願書◇10 000 people signed a protest petition.一萬人簽署了抗議請願書。➤online網上請願書➤nominating, recall (both NAmE, politics政治) 提名／罷免申請◇The deadline for filing nominating petitions for the primary election was Tuesday.提交初選提名申請的截止日期是星期二。◇Two million people signed the recall petition.兩百萬人在罷免申請上簽了名。VERB + PETITION➤sign在請願書上簽名▸➤draft, launch, organize, raise, start, write草擬請願書；發起請願；組織請願；提出請願；啟動請願；書寫請願書◇We've started an online petition.我們已經開始網上請願。➤draw up, get up, set up (especially BrE) 起草請願書；發起請願；組織請願◇The players drew up a petition and presented it to the coach.球員們起草了一份請願書提交給教練。◇They've threatened to get up a petition against the plan.他們已經威脅要發起請願反對這個計劃。➤circulate散發請願書◇The company had actively circulated petitions to get rid of the union.該公司曾積極散發取消工會的請願書。➤support支持請願▸➤deliver, present, send, submit呈送請願書；遞交請願書◇They delivered petitions with nearly 20 000 signatures to the Senate.他們向參議院遞交了有近兩萬人簽名的請願書。PETITION + VERB➤ask sth, ask for sth, call for sth, demand sth, request sth, seek sth, urge sth請願要求⋯；請願敦促⋯◇a petition asking him to reconsider一份要求他重新考慮的請願書➤oppose sth請願反對⋯◇The petition opposes the closures.請願反對封鎖。➤support sth請願支持⋯◇The petition supports the plan to rebuild the road.請願支持道路重建計劃。PREPOSITION➤petition against反對⋯的請願◇We're organizing a petition against the proposed building plans.我們正組織請願，反對擬議中的建築計劃。➤petition by, petition from⋯進行的請願◇a petition by local residents當地居民的請願➤petition for為⋯的請願◇Local government supports the petition for a new hospital.當地政府支持建立一家新醫院的請求。➤petition in favour/favor of支持⋯的請願◇a petition in favour / favor of reform支持改革的請願
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petition verb
⇨ ask 2petition noun
⇨ request
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4356 COCA: 5959

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