countermotion

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ motion

Noun

countermotion (plural countermotions)

1. A physical movement that counterbalances another movement.
2. A legal motion filed in opposition to a previous motion.
   • 2007 September 3, Jill P. Capuzzo, “Civil Union Dispute Pits Methodist Retreat Against Gays Who Aided in Its Rebirth”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Last week, United States District Court Judge Joel A. Pisano refused to issue a temporary injunction halting the state investigation, and the state filed a countermotion asking the federal government not to interfere in a state legal matter.