petitioned
v. 祈求,請求,請願( petition的過去式和過去分詞 ); (向法庭)請求,申請
A petition is a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
最近我們向政府遞交了有4,500人簽名的請願書。
A petition is a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
他的律師提請撤銷所有指控。
The court rejected their petition.
法庭駁回了他們的上訴。
If you petition someone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
...couples petitioning for divorce...
申請離婚的夫婦
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
所有向國會請願的努力均告失敗。
Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy.
他的擁護者中有25個人請求他復辟。
He petitioned for a retrial in camera.
他請求不公開重新審理此案.
They petitioned the mayor to take immediate measures.
他們陳情市長立即採取措施.
The condemned man petitioned me governor for clemency.
被判刑的人上書州長請求慈悲.
We petitioned His Majesty for sanction.
我們向陛下請求批准.