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Law
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motion
a petition made to a court or judge for an order or ruling in a legal proceeding, formal request
motion
Oral or written request made by a party to an action before, during, or after a trial asking the judge to issue a ruling or order in that party's favor
motion denied
content of petition not allowed by judge
motion denied
Ruling or order issued by the judge refusing the party's request
motion granted
content of petition agreed to by judge
motion granted
Ruling or order issued by the judge approving the party's request
motion in limine
A written motion which is usually made before or after the beginning of a jury trial for a protective order against prejudicial questions and statements
motion to quash
A request to make something null or ineffective, such as to "quash a subpoena"
motion to sever
A request usually by defense, to have a separate trial as to either jointly tried defendants or jointly charged counts
motion to suppress
A request to suppress as evidence at trial things or statements obtained as a result of an allegedly illegal search and seizure
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