Petition
Grammar
This term is a noun.
Etimology of Petition
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early 14c., “a supplication or prayer, especially to a deity,” from Old French peticion “request, petition” (12c., Modern French pétition) and directly from Latin petitionem (nominative petitio) “a blow, thrust, attack, aim; a seeking, searching,” in law “a claim, suit,” noun of action from past participle stem of petere “to make for, go to; attack, assail; seek, strive after; ask for, beg, beseech, request; fetch; derive; demand, require,” from PIE root *pet-, also *pete- “to rush; to fly” (source also of Sanskrit pattram “wing, feather, leaf,” patara- “flying, fleeting;” Hittite pittar “wing;” Greek piptein “to fall,” potamos “rushing water,” pteryx “wing;” Old English fe_er “feather;” Latin penna “feather, wing;” Old Church Slavonic pero “feather;” Old Welsh eterin “bird”). Meaning “formal written request to a superior (earthly)” is attested from early 15c.
Meaning of Petition in Spanish
Description/ translation of petition into Spanish: instancia, petición, solicitud; petition for a writ of certiorari (in the law of the United States/ en el derecho de los Estados Unidos): (SUG) instar recurso de avocación (solicitar del Tribunal Supremo la avocación de una causa de un tribunal inferior); petition for an extraordinary writ (in the law of the United States/ en el derecho de los Estados Unidos): instar del Tribunal Supremo una orden o resolución específicas; petition for leave to appeal: (in the law of the United States/ en el derecho de los Estados Unidos) (= petition for permission to appeal) solicitar la admisión a trámite de un recurso, instancia de admisión de un recurso; petition for special leave to appeal (in the law of England and Wales/ en el derecho de Inglaterra y Gales): instar (del Tribunal a quo o del Tribunal ad quem la admisión a trámite de un recurso; se aplica normalmente a los recursos interpuestos ante la Cámara de los Lores)[1]
Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where petition belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.
Notes and References
- Translation of Petition published by Antonio Peñaranda
Hierarchical Display of Petition
Politics > Parliament > Powers of parliament > Parliamentary scrutiny
Politics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Democracy > Participatory democracy
European Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > Citizens’ Europe > European citizenship
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Translation of Petition
- Spanish: Petición
- French: Pétition
- German: Petition
- Italian: Petizione
- Portuguese: Petição
- Polish: Petycja
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Politics > Political framework > Political philosophy > Democracy > Participatory democracy > Petition
European Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > Citizens’ Europe > European citizenship > Petition
European Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > Citizens’ Europe > European citizenship > European citizens’ initiative > Petition
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