petitioning
present participle ofpetition
| 单词 | petitioning |
| 释义 | petitioning present participle ofpetition petition verb[IorT] uk/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/us/pəˈtɪʃ.ən/lawalsospecialized to make aformalrequestfor something,especiallyin alawcourt: They're petitioningfor/aboutbetterfacilitiesfordisabledpeople. [+ obj + to infinitive]Ithinkwe should petition thegovernmenttoincreasethegrantfor theproject. She is petitioningfora re-trial. Making appeals & requests
Examplesofpetitioningpetitioning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. While the social importance of legal aid cannot be discounted, the trend ofpetitioningsince 1951 shows no constant relationship to such provision. From theCambridge English Corpus Local authorities and their national associations acted only in a manner of one-waypetitioning. From theCambridge English Corpus Petitioningwas not restricted to those with private grievances. From theCambridge English Corpus Because her right to per form this act ofpetitioningis in question, she must be extremely careful about how she phrases her request. From theCambridge English Corpus In the early 1930s,petitioningwas an extremely valuable form of communication for both senders and receivers. From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively, they may take the judgment to other authorities through thepetitioningsystem (shangfang), and claim that the courts have misapplied the laws. From theCambridge English Corpus Reform was also fuelled by ongoing popular unrest, with women protesting water shortages as well aspetitioningfor land settlement. From theCambridge English Corpus Petitioningmediated between political elites' need for political legitimacy and people's concerns regarding their social, political, and economic experiences. From theCambridge English Corpus Petitioningalso offered them powerful strategies to cope with various problems of everyday life and to negotiate their subordination. From theCambridge English Corpus Despite its importance, we still know too little about the process ofpetitioning. From theCambridge English Corpus We posit that additional flattened sculptures and slabs riddled with small circular depressions were foci of sacred activities aimed atpetitioningfavors from supernatural forces. From theCambridge English Corpus It was merely provided that parliament had the option ofpetitioningfor their revocation. From theCambridge English Corpus This geographical proximity to one another and to law-making bodies such as municipal councils reduced the transaction costs of organization andpetitioning. From theCambridge English Corpus In order to maintain links with the people in whose names the party exercised its power,petitioning, along with other mechanisms, was given particular emphasis. From theCambridge English Corpus One pamphleteer had commented on this in 1803 while complaining about the extent ofpetitioning. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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