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Meanings of petition for in English

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Usage of petition for in English
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California lets voters petition for elections to remove state officials from office.
The Irish Times
2
His petition for parole has come up every two years since 2000.
Reuters
3
Wollaston in a petition for the formation of the town of Braintree.
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 / Bay St...
4
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero said other contractors should petition for H-2B workers.
Radio NZ
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They determined to petition for the establishment of a junta in Caracas.
Simón Bolívar (The Liberator) / Patriot, Warrior, Statesman, Fat...
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This is not a modern day witch-hunt but a petition for justice.
The Guardian
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Nothing can prevent such publicity as a petition for divorce must entail.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
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With them they sent a petition for admission as a separate county.
The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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But hard or soft, I won't make a petition for your confidence.
Can You Forgive Her?
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She also used her box-office power to petition for wider challenges.
The Guardian
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On Monday, the state Supreme Court denied Kane's petition for an appeal hearing.
Reuters
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Boesak was, however, released on bail pending a petition for leave to appeal.
The Irish Times
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The meeting to petition for the repeal of the Union will be permitted.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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By way of prayer and petition for grace and relief in all necessities.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete / The Challoner Revision
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They united in a petition for a divorce and obtained it.
The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer
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So too did Noel Grealish's petition for extra flood relief measures.
The Irish Times
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Petition for through the time
Petition for across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common