APPLICATION

application.   1.   A   request   or   petition.   See   COPYRIGHT   APPLICATION;   PATENT

APPLICATION ; TRADEMARK APPLICATION. 2.MOTION.

ex parte application.See ex parte motion under MOTION(1).

interlocutory application.A motion for equitable or legal relief sought before a final decision.

3.Bankruptcy.  A request for an order  not requiring advance notice and an  opportunity  for a

hearing before the order is issued. [Cases: Bankruptcy    2156. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 26.] [Blacks Law 8th]