move for (something)
move for (something)
To instigate or initiate some legal motion. We are moving for a retrial in light of this new evidence, Your Honor.
See also: move
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
move for something
to make a parliamentary or legal motion in favor of something. I move for dismissal of the case against my client. My lawyer moved for a recess of the trial.
See also: move
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- move for
- strike up
- strike up a friendship
- open (up) a can of worms
- open up a can of worms
- instigate
- instigate (someone) to (do something)
- instigate to do
- spring a trap
- spring a/the trap