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Movant

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003317

A party in a legal proceeding who formally requests the court to take a specific action or issue a particular order. This individual or entity initiates a motion, presenting arguments and evidence to support their request. The court then considers the motion and may grant or deny the relief sought.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003317
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A party in a legal proceeding who formally requests the court to take a specific action or issue a particular order. This individual or entity initiates a motion, presenting arguments and evidence to support their request. The court then considers the motion and may grant or deny the relief sought.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/movant/"
}

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