English-Thai Dictionary
petition
N การร้องเรียน การ ร้องทุกข์ การ ถวาย ฎีกา kan-rong-rian
petition
N การอ้อนวอน การ สวด อ้อนวอน การขอร้อง appeal solicitation kan-aon-won
petition
N คำร้อง ฎีกา คำร้องเรียน kam-rong
petition
N คำ อ้อนวอน คำ ขอร้อง prayer request supplication kam-aon-won
petition
VT ร้องเรียน ถวาย ฎีกา ร้องทุกข์ rong-rian
petition
VT อ้อนวอน ขอร้อง appeal request solicit aon-won
petition for
PHRV ร้องทุกข์ ร้องเรียน rong-tuk
petitioner
N ผู้ ที่ ร้องเรียน suppliant supplicant phu-ti-rong-rian
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PETITION
n.[L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press. ] 1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something needed or desired, or a branch or particular article of prayer.
2. A formal request or supplication, verbal or written; particularly, a written supplication from an inferior to a superior, either to a single person clothed with power, or to a legislative or other body, soliciting some favor, grant, right or mercy.
3. The paper containing a supplication or solicitation. Much of the time of our legislative bodies is consumed in attending to private petitions. The speaker's table is often loaded with petitions. Petitions to the king of Great Britain must contain nothing reflecting on the administration.
PETITION
v.t.To make a request to; to ask from; to solicit; particularly, to make supplication to a superior for some favor or right; as, to petition the legislature; to petition a court of chancery. The mother petitioned her goddess to bestow on them the greatest gift that could be given.
PETITIONARILY
adv. By way of begging the question.
PETITIONARY
a.Supplicatory; coming with a petition. Pardon thy petitionary countrymen.
1. Containing a petition or request; as a petitionary prayer; a petitionary epistle.
PETITIONER
n.One that presents a petition, either verbal or written.
PETITIONING
ppr. Asking as a favor, grant, right or mercy; supplicating.
PETITIONING
n.The act of asking or soliciting; solicitation; supplication. Tumultuous petitioning is made penal by statute.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PETITION
Pe *ti "tion, n. Etym: [F. pétition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find. ]
1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer. A house of prayer and petition for thy people. 1 Macc. vii. 37. This last petition heard of all her prayer. Dryden.
2. A formal written request addressed to an official person, or to an organized body, having power to grant it; specifically (Law ), a supplication to government, in either of its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or right; -- in distinction from a memorial, which calls certain facts to mind; also, the written document. Petition of right (Law ), a petition to obtain possession or restitution of property, either real or personal, from the Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the petition itself. Mozley & W. -- The Petition of Right (Eng. Hist. ), the parliamentary declaration of the rights of the people, assented to by Charles I.
PETITION
Pe *ti "tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petitioned; p. pr. & vb. n.Petitioning. ]
Defn: To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the governor. You have. .. petitioned all the gods for my prosperity. Shak.
PETITION
PETITION Pe *ti "tion, v. i.
Defn: To make a petition or solicitation.
PETITIONARILY
PETITIONARILY Pe *ti "tion *a *ri *ly, adv.
Defn: By way of begging the question; by an assumption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
PETITIONARY
PETITIONARY Pe *ti "tion *a *ry, a.
1. Supplicatory; making a petition. Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak.
2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle. Swift.
PETITIONEE
PETITIONEE Pe *ti `tion *ee ", n.
Defn: A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.
PETITIONER
PETITIONER Pe *ti "tion *er, n.
Defn: One who presents a petition.
PETITIONING
PETITIONING Pe *ti "tion *ing, n.
Defn: The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
New American Oxford Dictionary
petition
pe ti tion |pəˈtiSHən pəˈtɪʃən | ▶noun a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause: she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields. • an appeal or request, esp. a solemn or humble one to a deity or a superior. • Law an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: a divorce petition. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make or present a formal request to (an authority ) with respect to a particular cause: Americans who moved west petitioned Congress for admission to the Union as states | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : leaders petitioned the government to hold free elections soon. • make a solemn or humble appeal to (a figure of authority ): Russell petitioned her father for her hand in marriage. • Law make a formal application to (a court ) for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: the custodial parent petitioned the court for payment of the arrears | [ no obj. ] : the process allows both spouses to jointly petition for divorce. DERIVATIVES pe ti tion ar y |-ˌnerē |adjective, pe ti tion er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin petitio (n- ), from petit- ‘aimed at, sought, laid claim to, ’ from the verb petere.
Petition of Right
Petition of Right ▶noun 1 Brit. historical a parliamentary declaration of rights and liberties of the people assented to by Charles I in 1628. 2 English Law, chiefly historical a common-law remedy against the Crown for the recovery of property.
Oxford Dictionary
petition
pe |ti ¦tion |pɪˈtɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause: she was asked to sign a petition against plans to build on the local playing fields. • an appeal or request to a deity or a superior. • Law an application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: a divorce petition. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often petition someone /thing for ) present a petition to (an authority ) in respect of a particular cause: the organization is petitioning the EU for a moratorium on the patent | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : the islanders petitioned the government to help them leave St Kilda. • make an appeal to (a deity or superior ): a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand in marriage. • Law make a formal application to (a court ) for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc.: the custodial parent petitioned the court for payment of the arrears | [ no obj. ] : the Act allowed couples to petition for divorce after one year of marriage. DERIVATIVES petitionary adjective, petitioner noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Latin petitio (n- ), from petit- ‘aimed at, sought, laid claim to ’, from the verb petere.
Petition of Right
Petition of Right ▶noun 1 Brit. historical a parliamentary declaration of rights and liberties of the people assented to by Charles I in 1628. 2 English Law, chiefly historical a common-law remedy against the Crown for the recovery of property.
American Oxford Thesaurus
petition
petition noun 1 more than 1,000 people signed the petition: appeal, round robin. 2 petitions to Allah: entreaty, supplication, plea, prayer, appeal, request, invocation, suit; archaic orison. ▶verb they petitioned the governor to revoke the decision: appeal to, request, ask, call on, entreat, beg, implore, plead with, apply to, press, urge; formal adjure; literary beseech.
Oxford Thesaurus
petition
petition noun 1 about 7,000 people signed a petition objecting to the scheme: appeal, round robin, list of signatures /protesters. 2 a steady stream of petitions to Allah were audible: entreaty, supplication, plea, prayer, appeal, request, application, invocation, suit; archaic orison; rare imploration. ▶verb human rights activists petitioned the king to release the hunger strikers: appeal to, request, ask, call on, entreat, beg, implore, beseech, plead with, make a plea to, pray, apply to, solicit, press, urge, adjure, present one's suit to, importune; rare obsecrate.
Duden Dictionary
Petition
Pe ti ti on Substantiv, feminin Amtssprache , die |Petiti o n |die Petition; Genitiv: der Petition, Plural: die Petitionen lateinisch petitio, zu: petere (2. Partizip: petitum ) = verlangen, (er )bitten Gesuch, Eingabe an eine offizielle Stelle eine Petition abfassen
petitionieren
pe ti ti o nie ren schwaches Verb |petition ie ren |lateinisch-neulateinisch eine Bittschrift einreichen
Petitionsausschuss
Pe ti ti ons aus schuss Substantiv, maskulin , der |Petiti o nsausschuss |parlamentarischer Ausschuss zur Prüfung von Petitionen
Petitionsrecht
Pe ti ti ons recht Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Petiti o nsrecht |Plural selten verfassungsmäßiges Recht, sich mit einer Petition unmittelbar an die zuständige Behörde oder an die Volksvertretung zu wenden
French Dictionary
pétition
pétition n. f. nom féminin Demande collective où figurent des signatures et qui est adressée à une autorité. : Signer une pétition pour l ’interdiction de vendre des armes.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
petition
pe ti tion /pətɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (政府 当局などへの ) «…を求める /…に反対する » 嘆願 (書 ), 請願 [陳情 ](書 ) «for /against » ▸ make a petition to A Aに請願する ▸ sign [draw up ] a petition 嘆願書に署名する [を作成する ]▸ present the government with a petition for better social welfare 社会福祉の充実を求めて政府に請願書を提出する 2 〘法 〙申し立て (書 )▸ file a petition 申し立てをする 3 ｟かたく ｠(神 権力者などへの )祈願 .動詞 他動詞 1 〘法 〙 «…を求めて /…に反対して » (請願書を提出して )〈政府 当局など 〉に嘆願 [請願, 要請 ]する «for /against » ; 〖～ A to do /that節 〗Aに …するよう […ということを ]嘆願する ▸ They petitioned the governor for research grants to the university .彼らは大学に研究補助金を出すように知事に嘆願した 2 ｟かたく ｠〈神 権力者などへ 〉祈願する .自動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…を求めて /…に反対して /…するように » 請願書を提出する , 嘆願 [請願 ]する «for /against /to do » ▸ petition for a pardon 容赦を懇願する .P -̀ of R í ght 〘英史 〙〖the ～〗権利請願 〘1628年に英議会がCharles Iに承認させたもの; 議会の同意のない課税や正規の裁判によらない投獄などを禁止 〙.
petitioner
pe t í tion er 名詞 C 請願者 ; 〘法 〙申し立て人 ; ｟主に英 ｠離婚訴訟の原告 .
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