Sentence examples similar to petition a motion from inspiring English sources

Under the rules of the Stormont parliament, any party can trigger a so-called petition of concern on a motion that then can only pass if the majority of nationalists and unionists back it.

A DUP spokesman told the BBC: "The use of a petition of concern in a motion calling for an inquiry that has already been established appears to have caused a greater outcry than when its use blocked an amendment to the Justice Bill, that would have prevented abortions being performed by private clinics.

Their brief states that a petition is like seconding a motion and is a public political act that doesn't deserve added guarantees of anonymity.

And the great irony here is I've asked and my lawyers have filed a motion to petition the court to have all of those tapes heard by either side and played in court so that the jury of my peers could actually hear what the whole truth is.

File a motion or petition for protective order.

UPDATE 12-14-16: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit yesterday dismissed Healey's mandamus petition and motion for a stay of Judge Kinkeade's orders as moot, meaning overtaken by events.

The power company then filed a motion to dismiss the petition, saying that the court did not have jurisdiction over the matter.

Thereafter, Gherebi urged this court to resolve the "threshhold question" of federal subject matter jurisdiction in a motion to grant his petition summarily.

DUP assembly members have signed a petition of concern enabling them to block a motion concerning their minister Nelson McCausland.

Prepare a motion to amend the petition if the original document was served and your spouse filed an answer to your original document.

The Rebel Media Canada's reigning dog-whistle champions got in on the fun as well, starting a petition against the motion and publishing two videos, both rife with fear-mongering, on how it will quell freedom of speech and mentions Sharia several times.