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emotional distress
n. an increasingly popular basis for a claim of damages in lawsui...
law and motion calendar
n. a court calendar in which only motions and special legal argum...
motion
n. a formal request made to a judge for an order or judgment. Mot...
motion for a new trial
n. a request made by the loser for the case to be tried again on ...
motion for a summary judgment
n. a written request for a judgment in the moving party's favor b...
motion for dismissal
(non-suit) n. application by a defendant in a lawsuit or criminal...
motion in limine
(lim-in-nay) n. Latin for "threshold," a motion made at the start...
motion to strike
n. a request for a judge's order to eliminate all or a portion of...
motion to suppress
n. a motion (usually on behalf of a criminal defendant) to disall...
promotional stock
n. stock issued in a newly formed corporation and given to a prom...


 


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