request, n. Parliamentary law. A motion by which a member invokes a right, seeks permission for the exercise of a privilege, or asks a question. Cf. MOTION(2); DEMAND(2); INQUIRY(2); POINT(2). request for leave to modify a motion. See request for permission to modify a motion. request for leave to withdraw a motion. See request for […]
request v. & n.请求；要求 尤指请求债务的偿付或合同的履行。有时与「command」同义，如具有权威的人提出「要求」，只是一种婉转说法，实质上是以一种平和的方式下达的「命令」。
A motion by the mover to end consideration of the motion without reaching a decision on its merits. See request for permission to modify a motion. — Also termed request for leave to withdraw a motion.
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A motion seeking relief from a duty that an officer or other member has been charged with.
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request for reexamination. Patents. A formal process of asking the Patent and Trademark Office to review an in-force patent’s validity in light of prior-art references. • Anyone, including the patentee or an infringer, may request a patent’s reexamination. [Cases: Patents 140. C.J.S. Patents § 251.]
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Hist. A royal court whose jurisdiction was mainly civil, though it exercised quasi-criminal jurisdiction in offenses such as riot and forgery. • Dating from 1483, the Court of Requests was a part of the Privy Council. It was disbanded in 1641 when Parliament limited the Privy Council’s judicial functions.
letter of request. 1. A document issued by one court to a foreign court, requesting that the foreign court (1) take evidence from a specific person within the foreign jurisdiction or serve process on an individual or corporation within the foreign jurisdiction and (2) return the testimony or proof of service for use in a
Master of Requests. Hist. A judge of the Court of Requests.
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Master of Requests (1)〈英〉上请法官 原为上请法院〔court of requests〕助理，后为该法院法官，他们组成一个受理穷人或王室仆从所提起诉讼的常务委员会。(→court of requests) (2)〈苏格兰〉大法官事务秘书 存在于16世纪到1707年英格兰和苏格兰合并这一时期，职责是接受民众申诉，提醒大法官国务活动，搁置一些事务或申诉以便提交国王审视。
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A motion by which the mover seeks an amendment to his or her own motion after the chair has stated the motion. • The mover controls a motion only until the chair states the question. After that, the motion belongs to the assembly and the mover cannot modify it without the assembly’s permission. See friendly
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