MOTHER

A woman who has borne a child; a female parent; correlative to "son" pr ''daughter." The term may also include,a woman who is pregnant. See Howard v. People, 185 Ill. 552, 57 N. E. 441; Latshaw v. State, 156 Ind. 194, 59 N. E. 471, -Mother-in-law. The mother of one'■ wife or of one's husband. MOTION. 'In practice. An occasional application to a court by the parties or their counsel, in order to obtain some rule or order, which becomes neces"sary either in the progre of a cause, or summarily and wholly unconnected with plenary proceedings. Citizens' St. R. Co. v. Reed, 28 Ind. App. 629, 63 N. E.· 770; Low v. Cheney, 3 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 287; People v. Ah Sam, 41 Cal. 645; In re Jetter, 78 N. Y. 601. A motion is a written application for an order addre ed to the court or to a judge in vacation by any party to a suit or proceeding, or by any one interested therein. Rev. Code Iowa 1880, § 2911; Code N. Y, § 401. In parliamentary law. The formal mode in which a member submits a proposed measure or resolve for the consideration and action o:r the meeting. · -Motion for decree. Under the chancecy practice, the most usual mode of bringing on a mit for hearing when the defendant has answered is by motion for· decree. To. do this the plaintiff serves on the defendant a notice of his intention to move for a decree. Hunter, Suit Eq. 59; Daniell, Ch. Pr. 722.-Motion for,judgment. In English practice. A proceed inc whereby a party tg an action moves for the [s. 801]