Sentence examples for to petitioning from inspiring English sources
noun
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
With a court system often weighted in the state's favor, many Chinese turn to petitioning to appeal to higher authorities.
Convicted criminals who want to escape the taint of their records are also out of luck when it comes to petitioning Google.
Richard McGuire of Rabobank We wonder whether the 'Troika-esque' appearance of the ECB's Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT) might result in Spanish resistance to petitioning for such a bailout.
In addition to petitioning through the pardon office, Prior's lawyer met with Fred Fielding, the White House counsel.
Others acknowledge that their side lost, but have moved on to petitioning the federal government to let their individual states secede from the union.
Tell your creditors that you want to enter into an Individual Voluntary Arrangement as opposed to petitioning for bankruptcy.
He plans to petition Gordon Brown.
She hopes to petition Ticketmaster for a replacement.
She began to petition elected officials for his freedom.
The man in the jacket returned to petition another traveler.
(Typically 30 percent of employees need to petition to hold such a vote).
