Suo motu
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sua sponte. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2010. |
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2009) |
Suo motu, meaning "on its own motion," is a Latin legal term, approximately equivalent to the term sua sponte. For example, it is used where a government agency acts on its own cognizance, as in "the Commission took suo motu control over the matter." Example - "there is no requirement that a court suo motu instruct a jury upon these defenses." State v. Pierson.
[edit] See also
suo means its own and moto means motion
