Petition definition

Petition includes an application.
Petition means a verified statement, setting forth allegations in regard to the child, which initiates formal court involvement in the child's case;

Examples of Petition in a sentence

  • On September 18, 2018, CSX filed a Form 3 Petition requesting approval of its signal plans for the crossing, and on September 19, 2018, Staff of the Commission’s Railroad Safety Section (Staff) approved CSX’s signal plans by issuing an X-Resolution.

  • On January 12, 2015, Respondents answered the Petition and cross-moved to vacate the Award.

  • On November 8, 2019, CSX filed a Petition for Supplemental Order (Supplemental Petition) requesting identical time extensions, to and including June 14, 2020, for CSX and the County to complete the work required of each in this docket.

  • The Supplemental Petition indicated that CSX’s signal installation work has been delayed thus far by worker availability issues, and that both CSX and the County’s work are being hindered by the onset of winter.


More Definitions of Petition

Petition means the petition to the High Court seeking the Court Order;
Petition means a written statement of the essential facts
Petition means a pleading the filing of which initiates formal judicial proceedings in the juvenile court.
Petition means the initial filing in an adjudicatory proceeding other than an enforcement proceeding, including permit appeals, OSFM appeals, UST appeals, appeals of pollution control facility siting decisions, variances and adjusted standards.
Petition means a petition for the issuance of a regulation establishing a tolerance for a pesticide chemical or exempting the pesticide chemical from the necessity of a tolerance, pursuant to section 408(d) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 346a(d).
Petition means a verified statement, setting forth allegations in regard to the child,
Petition means a written statement, proposal or grievance addressed to the municipality or an office-bearer or employee of the municipality and signed by more than five residents within the municipal area or a part thereof;