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shortening time

shortening time noun: a court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.

Noun

shortening time (countable and uncountable, plural shortening times)

  1. A court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.

Forms of shortening time

pluralshortening times

Questions about shortening time

What does shortening time mean?
Shortening time means a court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or court rules.
What part of speech is shortening time?
Shortening time is a noun.
What is the plural of shortening time?
The plural of shortening time is shortening times.

Words near shortening time in the dictionary

  1. shorteners
  2. shortenest
  3. shorteneth
  4. shortening
  5. shortening down
  6. shortening time
  7. shortening times
  8. shortening up
  9. shortenings
  10. shortens
  11. shortens down

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