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'''Suo Motu''', meaning "on its own motion," is an ]n ], approximately equivalent to the English term ''].'' It is used, for example, where a government agency acts on its own cognisance, 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. |
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Suo Motu, meaning "on its own motion," is an Indian legal term, approximately equivalent to the English term Sua Sponte. It is used, for example, where a government agency acts on its own cognisance, 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.