Petition

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

  1. 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
European Union > European construction > Deepening of the European Union > Citizens’ Europe > European citizenship > European citizens’ initiative

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Politics > Parliament > Powers of parliament > Parliamentary scrutiny > Petition
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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