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Posted by admin - 07-11-2026, 04:52 PM
Motion to Compel

In any legal action, whether civil or criminal, all of the parties to the action are entitled to receive information and evidence from the other parties, though they have to ask for it specifically. This is usually done through a series of requests that the other party answer questions and provide documents or other items. Should a party refuse to provide the information, a request can be made that the court order – or compel – the party to comply with the request. This is called a Motion to Compel. To explore this concept, consider the following Motion to Compel definition.

Definition of Motion to Compel

Noun

  1. A legal request that a court of law compel one party to a legal action to provide evidence to another party to the action.


Motion to Compel - Definition, Examples, Cases, Processes