Look up: motion

1. motion
   [n] - a state of change 2. [n] - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote 3. [n] - a change of position that does not entail a change of location 4. [n] - the act of changing your location from one place to another
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2. Motion
   A proposal formally put forward or ‘moved`. In order to be voted on, a motion must have a proposer and seconder.
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3. motion
   formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a meeting Category: General • One complete revolution of the cam shaft. Category: Various industries and crafts • action performed by one or more of a person`s physical(mechanical)resources Category: Medicine • The p...
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4. Motion
   An application by one party to the High Court for an order in their favour
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5. Motion
   Mo'tion noun [ French, from Latin motio , from movere , motum , to move. See Move .] 1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, ...
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6. Motion
   Mo'tion intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Motioned ; present participle & verbal noun Motioning .] 1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, ...
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7. Motion
   Mo'tion transitive verb 1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to motion one to a seat. 2. To propose; to move. [ Obsolete] « I want friends to motion such a matter.» Burton.
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8. motion
   1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; opposed to rest. 'Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms.' (Milton) ... 2. Power o...
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9. motion
   movement noun 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`
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10. motion
    noun a state of change; `they were in a state of steady motion`
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11. Motion
    • (n.) A puppet show or puppet. • (n.) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. • (v. i.) To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion t...
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12. motion
    in parliamentary rules of order, a procedure by which proposals are submitted for the consideration of deliberative assemblies. If a motion is in ... [2 related articles]
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13. motion
    in physics, change with time of the position or orientation of a body. Motion along a line or a curve is called translation. Motion that changes the ... [32 related articles]
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14. motion
    An application made to the arbitrator(s) for the purpose of obtaining a rule or order directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.
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15. motion
    motion, the change of position of one body with respect to another. The rate of change is the speed of the body. If the direction of motion is also given, then the velocity of the body is determined; velocity is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction, while speed is a scalar quantity...
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16. Motion
    (in Scholasticism) The passing of a subject from potency to act. -- H.G.
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17. Motion
    (Lat. moveo, move) Difference in space. Change of place. Erected into a universal principle by Heraclitus. Denied as a possibility by Parmenides and Zeno. Subdivided by Aristotle into alteration or change in shape, and augmentation or diminution or change in size. In realism: exclusively a property of actuality. -- J.K.F.
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18. Motion
    A request asking a judge to issue a ruling or order on a legal matter. An application to a court by one of the parties in a cause, or his counsel, in order to obtain some rule or order of court, which he thinks becomes necessary in the progress of the cause, or to get relieved in a summary manner, from some matter which would work injustice. Wh...
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19. Motion
    (n) A motion is a formal request made to a judge in a law suit to issue an order or judgment concerning any matter in the suit. Motions are made for postponing trial, modification of an order or any matter concerned with the suit
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20. motion
    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 modification of an order, for temporary child support, for a judgment, for dismissal of the opposing party's case, for a re...
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21. motion
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mō′shŭn Definitions: 1. A change of place or position. Synonyms: defecation, stool
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22. motion
    Process of moving; an object that is moving is said to be `in motion`. The speed at which an object is moving is often measured in metres per second (m/s) or kilometres per hour (kph). The motion of objects can be described using Newton's laws of motion
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23. Motion
    (physics) In physics, `motion` is a change in position of an object with respect to time. Change in action is the result of an unbalanced force. Motion is typically described in terms of velocity, acceleration, displacement and time . An object`s velocity cannot change unless it is acted upon...
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24. Motion
    (legal) In law, a `motion` is a procedural device to bring a limited, contested issue before a court for decision. A motion may be thought of as a request to the judge (or judges) to make a decision about the case. Motions may be made at any point in administrative, criminal or civil proceedi...
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25. Motion
    (democracy) A `motion` is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group. It is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students` unions, corporations, and other deliberative assemblies. Motions can be oral or in writing, the written form being known as a resoluti...
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