petitions

英 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

美 [pəˈtɪʃnz]

n. 请愿书; 申诉书; 申请书; 祈祷; 祈求
v. 祈求; 请求; 请愿; (向法庭)请求，申请
petition的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 请愿书
Apetitionis a document signed by a lot of people which asks a government or other official group to do a particular thing.
1. We recently presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.
  最近我们向政府递交了有4,500人签名的请愿书。
N-COUNT 上诉；（对法庭的）请求
Apetitionis a formal request made to a court of law for some legal action to be taken.
1. His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped...
  他的律师提请撤销所有指控。
2. The court rejected their petition.
  法庭驳回了他们的上诉。
VERB 祈求；请求；请愿
If youpetitionsomeone in authority, you make a formal request to them.
1. ...couples petitioning for divorce...
  申请离婚的夫妇
2. All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed...
  所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
3. Twenty-five of his supporters petitioned him to restore the monarchy...
  他的拥护者中有25个人请求他复辟。
4. She's petitioning to regain custody of the child.
  她请求重获孩子的监护权。

The issues being litigated in direct appeals and habeas petitions would no longer have to be decided by the California Supreme Court.
直接上诉和人身保护上诉里提出的诉讼问题将不再由加利福尼亚最高法院解决。
Our petitions have been slighted. I'm not going to waste any more words on the subject.
我们的请愿白费唇舌。在这个问题上我不想多费唇舌了。
A people's procuratorate or a people's court shall without delay handle the petitions filed by prisoners.
对于罪犯的申诉，人民检察院或者人民法院应当及时处理。
Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury.
然而，我们屡次的吁请，结果所得到的答复却只是屡次的侮辱。
First of all I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for everyone.
首先我劝导众人，要为一切人恳求、祈祷、转求和谢恩。
( 13) To handle petitions and complaints.
（十三）处理请愿，申诉事项。
There are petitions to intervene, requirements for standing.
会有干预的请愿，起诉的要求。
Our petitions have been slighted.
我们的请愿白费唇舌。
The door of grace is always open for her petitions, and they never return empty-handed.
恩典之门总为她的恳求而开，恳求者也永不空手而归。
The entrance to the Sol metro station was plastered with handwritten demands, proposals and petitions.
太阳门地铁站的入口处贴满了手写的要求、建议和请愿。