petition

Example Sentences

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"We understand that following our lodging of a petition for judicial review that the captain and his deputy may have been removed from the ship along with 26 other crew members of various nationalities."

From BBC

King George rejected that petition, whose main points were repeated to years later in the Declaration of Independence.

From Salon

Late last year over 430,000 signatures were gathered for a petition calling for a united Canada to counter the separatist push, and polls indicate a majority of Albertans want to stay in Canada.

From BBC

If they want an exemption, they are “encouraged to promptly file a petition” with the agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

The attorney general’s petition, filed in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times