Motion: A written or oral application made to a court or judge to obtain a ruling or order directing that some act be done in favor of the applicant. (TheFreeDictionary)
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. (Avvo)
Petition
A written application from a person or persons to some governing body or public official asking that some authority be exercised to grant relief, favors, or privileges.
A formal application made to a court in writing that requests action on a certain matter. (West's Encyclopedia of American Law)
Her defense lawyer had petitioned the court to videotape Scott's testimony about Hearst before he died, but the petition was denied. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer called supplication.
In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral rather than written, or may be transmitted via the Internet. (Wikipedia)
His lawyers filed a petition for all charges to be dropped.
The court rejected their petition. (COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary)
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