petition
Example Sentences
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It made those representations to defeat petitions for emergency relief.
But the law exempts prisoners from petitioning for amnesty if they are accused of such charges as military rebellion or promoting an invasion of Venezuela.
Then in March 2025, right before he went public with his ALS, she filed a request to dismiss the original petition.
From Los Angeles Times
In recent years, the Mauritian government successfully petitioned international bodies to pressure the U.K. government to give them the Chagos.
However, its final season was poorly received by critics and viewers, with 1.8 million fans signing a petition to "remake season eight with competent writers".
From BBC
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