A motion is a written or oral application to a court in a pending case seeking some sort of ruling or order. A petition, on the other hand, is always in writing, and is considered a pleading, used to commence a proceeding, or initiate a collateral one. I strongly encourage you to seek out and retain an attorney.
FrÃ©dÃ©ric Bastiat quotes (showing 1-30 of 244) â 1 Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every time we object to a thing being done by government, the socialists conclude that we object to its being done at all. We disapprove of state education. Then the socialists say that we are opposed to any education. We object to a state religion.
Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it is not my intention to do away with government. The intention is, I tell you plainly, to mortify you into a sense of your duty. She could feel its false precision, its intention, its repulse of her. He turned toward the hall door as if with the intention of lighting the chandelier. And, if it's any comfort to you, I have no intention of interfering in any way. It is not my intention to do more than touch upon the religious wars of the Cvennes. I hadn't the least intention of calling, but I answered him according to his folly.