Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.050
506.050 Order of court and motion defined.
506.050. Order of court and motion defined. — 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.
(RSMo 1939 § 1238) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1072; 1919 § 1523; 1909 § 2092