Translations for „petition“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . pe·ti·tion [pəˈtɪʃən] N

1. petition (signed document):

petition against for

peticija f proti za

2. petition LAW (written request):

petition

pisna prošnja f

petition

zahtevek m

II . pe·ti·tion [pəˈtɪʃən] VB intr

1. petition (start a written action):

to petition about sth

zbirati podpise za kaj

2. petition LAW (request formally):

to petition for sth

vložiti prošnjo za kaj

to petition for divorce

vložiti tožbo za razvezo zakona

III . pe·ti·tion [pəˈtɪʃən] VB trans to petition sb for sth

petition

prositi koga za kaj

Usage examples with petition

to petition for divorce

vložiti tožbo za razvezo zakona

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was a change.org petition asking that all charges are dropped.

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The petition was signed by a few hundred of the 47,000 members and was rejected.

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The petition was granted, and during the following year the transept was demolished.

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The group submitted a petition regarding the planning application.

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This resulted in a successful petition for his removal from office.

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This view was not universal however as a petition signed by the majority of her fellow faculty supported her removal.

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More than two thousand signatures were collected on petitions protesting the action.

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Not so bad as to start a petition for my removal.

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That same year, the residents petitioned for a local post office.

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The mayor and two city representatives were the subject of a failed recall petition in 2012.

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