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motion | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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WebA motion is a formal request made by any party for a desired ruling, order, or judgment. The party that makes the motion is known as the movant. A motion can be written or spoken, as the relevant rules require. Various motions can be made throughout a proceeding, but only after the initial complaint has been filed.

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Motion - Definition, Examples, Cases, processes - Legal Dictionary
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WebSep 6, 2016 · In the United States’ legal system, a motion is a formal request for the court to make a decision about something related to a case. Motions can be made for a wide variety of purposes, such as to have a trial postponed, to have a previously made order modified, to sanction (or punish) an attorney, or even to have the case dismissed.

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What Is a Motion? - FindLaw
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WebJun 20, 2016 · Motion Basics. A motion is a written request or proposal to the court to obtain an asked-for order, ruling, or direction. There are a variety of motions, and it has become standard practice to file certain kinds of motions with the court based on the type of case. For example, in the state of California, the defendant in a defamation lawsuit ...

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Eleven Types of Legal Motions in U.S. Law - The Law Dictionary
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WebA motion in limine ensures that that information is not presented to the jury in the first place. If either party violates the motion in limine then a mistrial may be declared. There are three types of motions in limine: inclusionary, exclusionary, and preclusionary. As their names suggest, when an inclusionary motion in limine is being made ...

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Motion (legal) - Wikipedia
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WebIn United States law, a motion is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision. It is a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the case.

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Motion legal definition of motion - TheFreeDictionary.com Legal …
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WebMotion. A written or oral application made to a court or judge to obtain a ruling or order directing that some act be done in favor of the applicant. The applicant is known as the moving party, or the Movant. In the U.S. judicial system, procedural rules require most motions to be made in writing and can require that written notice be given in ...

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MOTION Definition & Meaning - Black's Law Dictionary
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WebA motion is a written application for an order addressed to the court or to a judge in vacation by any party to a suit or proceeding, or by any one interested therein. Rev. Code Iowa 1SS0, Find the legal definition of MOTION from Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition.

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motion Definition, Meaning & Usage | Justia Legal Dictionary
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WebA request made to a judicial entity for an order, decision, or instructions. The commencement by a court to give an order, decision, or instructions. How to use "motion" in a sentence. The attorney filed a motion to dismiss the case due to lack of evidence.

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Webmotion n. a formal request made to a judge for an order or judgment. Motions are made in court all the time for many purposes: to continue (postpone) a trial to a later date, to get a...

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How Courts Work - American Bar Association
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WebMotions. Motions are not pleadings but are requests for the judge to make a legal ruling. Some of the most common pre-trial motions include: Motion to Discover. A motion by which one party seeks to gain information from the adverse party. Motion to Dismiss. This motion asks the court to dismiss the suit because the suit doesn’t have a legally ...

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