English-Lithuanian translations for petition

• peticija
  Iš tikrųjų tai populiariausias Europos Sąjungos peticija, skirtinga teisė. It is actually a European popular petition, a different sort of right.
  Peticija gali būti paskelbta priimtina ketvirtadaliu komiteto narių balsų. At the request of only quarter of the members of the committee the petition becomes admissible.
  Turiu omenyje vadinamąsias "ne peticijas". I am talking about the so-called 'non-petitions'.

Definition of petition

• A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures
• A formal written request for judicial action
• To make a request to, commonly in written form

Examples

• The villagers petitioned the council to demolish the dangerous building.

Related words

• competition
• repetition
• petitioner
• petitioning
• coopetition
• anticompetition
• petitionary
• competition rowing
• repetition of position