"movant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: movants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} movant (plural movants)
  1. (law) The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion. Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms: movent
    Sense id: en-movant-en-noun-ADDc4Alp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Topics: law

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