Is it "requested for" or "requested"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Cheung filed in the capacity of Choi’s estate’s manager and requested for a court order to ban Kwong Kau from selling, renting or transferring the property without Cheung’s permission.

Is it “requested for” or “requested”?

Thanks.

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Cheung filed suit in his capacity as executor of Choi’s estate, seeking a court order prohibiting Kwong Kau from selling, leasing or transferring the property without Cheung’s consent.

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Thanks, Torsten, bit you haven’t answered the question in my earlier post reproduced below for your easy reference.

Is it “requested for” or “requested”?

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… requested a court order
… made a request for a court order

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Yes, I think so too.

  • The verb request does not take the preposition for but the noun does.

The sentence would need a recast like this: “… requested that a court order be issued banning Kwong Kau from selling, renting or transferring the property …”

Usually, in legal parlance, the word ‘pray’ or ‘prayer’ is used in place of ‘request’!

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