"sua sponte" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Etymology: A borrowing of Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sua sponte||at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will}} Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=sua sponte}} sua sponte
  1. (law) Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative. Wikipedia link: sua sponte Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: suo motu, nostra sponte, motu proprio Related terms: off one's own bat

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