motion denied
Court says no
Motion denied is a judge's ruling rejecting a formal request made by one of the parties in a legal proceeding.
When a lawyer moves to suppress evidence, dismiss charges, or request a continuance, the judge may grant or deny the motion.
The defense asked for a mistrial, but the motion was denied.
The phrase appears frequently in courtroom dramas and legal documents.
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- overruledRejected by higher authority
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- rulingFormal legal determination
- summary judgmentCourt ruling without trial
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- courtroom expressionsobjection, sustained, overruled, all rise, guilty
- legal defeatsguilty verdict, conviction, dismissal, rejection, overruled
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
- rejectionsno, rejection letter, refusal, decline, turndown