LEGAL WORD
Suo motu
Latin phrase · Constitutional law
Suo motu
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Constitutional law
1 What it means
On its own motion. When a court acts without any party filing a case.
2 Use it in a sentence
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the news report on prison conditions.
3 Make it stick
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