English-Spanish translations for petition

• petición
  Firmen la petición para que se celebren referendos en www.x09.eu. Sign the petition for referendums at www.x09.eu.
  Hasta la fecha no hemos recibido respuesta alguna a nuestra petición. To date we have received no answer to our petition.
  Hemos establecido el derecho a retirarse de una petición. We have established the right to withdraw from a petition.

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