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.
See also:
  • 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