Nonmovant

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The party to a lawsuit who did not make a particular motion

    "Once this showing has been made, the burden of production shifts to the nonmovant having the burden of persuasion."

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"Once this showing has been made, the burden of production shifts to the nonmovant having the burden of persuasion."

Etymology

From non- + movant.

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