- the request made by either side to the court requesting the court to rule or take action on their behalf
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; "the cinema relies on apparent motion"; "the succession of flashing lights gave an illusion of movement"
a proposal for action put forward in the Senate or the House of Representatives, for consideration, debate and decision
If you motion to someone, you move your hand or head as a way of telling them to do something or telling them where to go. She motioned for the locked front doors to be opened He stood aside and motioned Don to the door I motioned him to join us He motioned to her to go behind the screen. = signal, gesture see also slow motion, time and motion
An oral or written request made by a party to the court for a ruling or an order on a particular point A motion to reduce bail is a request to decrease the amount of bail needed to guarantee that the defendant will appear in court when required A motion to release on own recognizance is the request to release a defendant, without bail, dependent upon agreement to appear when the court so orders A motion to set is an application made to the judge to set a date for a future trial A motion to quash is a request to make something null or ineffective, such as to quash a subpoena
a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
An application to the court requesting an order or ruling in favor of the party filing it
Oral or written request made by a party to an action before, during, or after a trial, upon which a court issues a ruling or order
If a process or event is in motion, it is happening. If it is set in motion, it is happening or beginning to happen. His job as England manager begins in earnest now his World Cup campaign is in motion Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall