petition Význam & definícia

Význam petition v slovenčine

• 0 a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority:

  • I signed a petition against the proposed closure of the local hospital today.

  • She's filing a petition for divorce.

• 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.

• 2 a document signed by a large number of people requesting some action from the government or another authority, or law a formal letter to a court of law requesting a particular legal action:

  • More than 2000 people signed a petition to protect a wildlife area from development.

  • law She’s filing a petition for divorce.

• 3 a document signed by a large number of people asking the government or authorities to do something or not to do something:

  • a petition against/for sth Trade unions have started a petition against the merger.

• 4 a formal letter to a court of law asking for a particular decision:

  • They had filed a petition in federal court on behalf of the detainees.

• 5 to make a formal request for a decision or action, especially from a court of law:

  • He could have petitioned for the appeals court to consider his request.

  • The company has petitioned the organization to keep details of the new phone secret.

• 6 to sign a document with large numbers of other people asking the government or authorities to do something or not to do something:

  • petition for/against sth Local people petitioned against the closure of the hospital.