0 present participle of petition
1 to make a formal request for something, especially in a law court:
They're petitioning for/about better facilities for disabled people.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I think we should petition the government to increase the grant for the project.
She is petitioning for a re-trial.
While the social importance of legal aid cannot be discounted, the trend of petitioning since 1951 shows no constant relationship to such provision.
Local authorities and their national associations acted only in a manner of one-way petitioning.
Petitioning was not restricted to those with private grievances.
Because her right to per form this act of petitioning is in question, she must be extremely careful about how she phrases her request.
In the early 1930s, petitioning was an extremely valuable form of communication for both senders and receivers.
Alternatively, they may take the judgment to other authorities through the petitioning system (shangfang), and claim that the courts have misapplied the laws.
Reform was also fuelled by ongoing popular unrest, with women protesting water shortages as well as petitioning for land settlement.
Petitioning mediated between political elites' need for political legitimacy and people's concerns regarding their social, political, and economic experiences.
