Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing and not included in a judgment, is denominated an order, and an application for an order is a motion.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.050
Order of court and motion defined
Known as the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act
The act spans §§ 506–506 (49 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 1238); Prior revisions: 1929 § 1072; 1919 § 1523; 1909 § 2092
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.