The term motion, is defined as "[a]n application, normally incidental to an action, made to a court or judge for the purpose of obtaining an order or rule directing something to be done in favor of the applicant." Ballentine's Law Dictionary. In other words, a motion is a general term that basically means any request that a party (e.g., plaintiff or defendant) to a lawsuit makes to the court. Which one of the following types of motions is (1) normally filed prior to filing an answer and (2) entails an argument that even if all the allegations in the plaintiff's complaint are true, the plaintiff should not win the case as a matter of law:

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