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Motion to strike

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003315

A request made to a court to remove specific portions of a pleading or testimony from the record. This motion is often filed when a party believes that certain statements are irrelevant, redundant, scandalous, or otherwise improper. If granted, the objectionable material is formally removed from consideration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003315
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003315",
  "term": "Motion to strike",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A request made to a court to remove specific portions of a pleading or testimony from the record. This motion is often filed when a party believes that certain statements are irrelevant, redundant, scandalous, or otherwise improper. If granted, the objectionable material is formally removed from consideration.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/motion-to-strike/"
}

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