petition

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đơn kiến nghị, đơn xin phép

BrE /ˈpɛtɪʃn/ AmE /ˈpɛtɪʃn/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PETITION (FORMAL) [singular] B1

Đơn kiến nghị, đơn xin phép

a formal written request to the government or an authority, signed by a large number of people who want something to be done

  • a petition for sth

Collocations petition the government · sign a petition

  • The group submitted a petition to the city council.

    Nhóm đã nộp đơn kiến nghị lên hội đồng thành phố.

2 PETITION (LEGAL) [singular] B2

Đơn yêu cầu pháp lý, đơn kiện

a formal written request made by someone in a court of law

  • petition the court for sth

Collocations file a petition · grant a petition

  • She filed a petition to have her case reviewed.

    Cô đã nộp đơn yêu cầu tòa án xem xét lại vụ việc của mình.

3 PETITION (VERB) [intransitive] B1

Ký tên vào đơn kiến nghị, nộp đơn yêu cầu

to formally request something from a government or authority

  • petition sb for sth

Collocations petition the government · start a petition

  • They are petitioning the mayor to improve public transport.

    Họ đang kiến nghị thị trưởng cải thiện giao thông công cộng.

4 PETITION (VERB) [intransitive] C1

Nộp đơn yêu cầu pháp lý, nộp đơn kiện

to formally request something from a court of law

  • petition the court for sth

Collocations file a petition · submit a petition

  • The lawyer is petitioning the court to release his client.

    Luật sư đang kiến nghị tòa án thả khách hàng của mình.