Sentence examples for was petitioned from inspiring English sources
noun
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
The court was petitioned by 37,000 Germans arguing that the ESM was anti-constitutional.
After the success of Gomorrah, Garrone was petitioned from many quarters to make another mafia film.
The Home Office was petitioned, but refused to interfere with the prison's authority.
At that time the legislature was petitioned to change the name to the First Presbyterian Church and Society of Lyons.
This was petitioned and the Senate of the United States was prompted to refer the claim to the Court of Claims.
In Manchester, the prime minister was petitioned by a man waving a file of papers, claiming to have been dismissed as a schoolteacher as a result of "lies".
Recently, EPA has been petitioned to remove all refuge requirements.
Additional courses may be petitioned for approval.
The government has been petitioned several times on this issue.
The company has since been petitioned into bankruptcy.
And if councils can be petitioned, why not parliament too?
