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move vb moved, mov·ingvi: to make a motionmoved to seize the propertyvt: to request (a court) by means of a motionmoved the court to vacate the order
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(alterposition) verb
abscond, alter the position, break camp, carry, change an abode, change place, change residence, come away, commovere, convey, depart, disperse, emigrate, exit, flee, go, go away, go forth, go from home, go on, go one's way, journey, leave, leave a place, migrate, move out, part company, progress, propel, push on, put in motion, remove, slip away, slip off, take flight, transfer, translocate, transport, transpose, vacate, walk away, walk off
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(judicially request) verb
apply, ask for, introduce, make a demand, make a motion, make a petition, make a request, make a requisition, make application, make formal application, make one's submission, offer for consideration, petition, propose, propose a motion, propose an action formally, put forth, put forward, put up a petition, referre, request, requisition, submit, submit a formal request
associated concepts: motion practice, move the court
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act (undertaking), carry (transport), constrain (compel), dislocate, displace (remove), further, impress (affect deeply), incite, influence, inspire, interest, maneuver (tactic), maneuver, motivate, operate, operation, persuade, pose (propound), prevail (persuade), prevail upon, proffer, prompt, propose, propound, provoke, reach, reason (persuade), recommend, remove (transfer), spirit, step, stimulate, transport, undertaking (enterprise), urge, vacate (leave), venture
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To make a motion.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To make a motion in court applying for judicial action, such as an order or judgment.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v. To make a motion; to request relief from a court or a deliberative body.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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To make an application to a court for a rule or order, or to take action in any matter. The term comprehends all things necessary to be done by a litigant to obtain an order of the court directing the relief sought. To propose a resolution, or recommend action in a deliberative body.To pass over; to be transferred, as when the consideration of a contract is said to move from one party to the other. To occasion; to contribute to; to tend or lead to.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To make an application to a court for a rule or order, or to take action in any matter. The term comprehends all things necessary to be done by a litigant to obtain an order of the court directing the relief sought. To propose a resolution, or recommend action in a deliberative body.To pass over; to be transferred, as when the consideration of a contract is said to move from one party to the other. To occasion; to contribute to; to tend or lead to.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
