Simple English definitions for legal terms
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A request is when someone asks for something. In parliamentary law, a request for leave to modify a motion is when someone wants to change their own idea after it has been stated by the chair. They need to ask permission from the assembly to make the change. A request for permission to withdraw a motion is when someone wants to stop talking about their idea without making a decision. A request to be excused from a duty is when someone wants to be relieved from a responsibility they were given. A request to read papers is when someone wants to read something out loud or have someone else read it for them.
A request for leave to modify a motion is a motion made by a member of a parliamentary body to seek permission to amend their own motion after it has been stated by the chair. Once the chair has stated the motion, it belongs to the assembly, and the mover cannot modify it without the assembly's permission.
These examples illustrate how a member can make a request for leave to modify a motion to correct an error or to incorporate new information or ideas into their original motion.
request for instructions | request for leave to withdraw a motion