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countermotion en · NOUN

Etymology

From counter- + motion.

Meanings

1. A physical movement that counterbalances another movement.
2. A legal motion filed in opposition to a previous motion.
   • Last week, United States District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano refused to issue a temporary injunction halting the state investigation, and the state filed a countermotion asking the federal government not to interfere in a state legal matter. 2007 September 3, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Civil Union Dispute Pits Methodist Retreat Against Gays Who Aided in Its Rebirth”, in New York Times:

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