Motion or motion means movement--
"A body in motion tends to remain in motion..."
Be careful if you see that the machinery is still in motion.
Motion may also mean a gesture or signal, or to make a gesture or signal--
This motion means "stop".
Wait for the police officer to motion you to go.
Motion also means a suggestion or proposal, or an application to a court for a ruling or an order--
He made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
The defense lawyer made a motion for a postponement.
Emotion or emotion means feeling, as in an affective state of consciousness--
Think; don't get carried away by emotion.
Well-adjusted people rarely show emotion in public.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The lawyer made a motion that the defendant's display of emotion should be stricken from the record."
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