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sua spon·te /'sü-ə-'spän-tē, -'spōn-tā/ adv or adj [Latin, of its own accord]: on the court's own motion or initiativeauthorize the court to order a new trial sua sponte — J. H. Friedenthal et al.the court's sua sponte dismissal
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adv.(Latin) Of one’s own volition; voluntarily; without prompting.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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'of its own accord', where the court does something without a motion from any of the parties. See ex propriate motu.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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(sooh-uh spahn-tay) Latin for "of one's own accord," most commonly used to describe a decision by a judge that neither party to a lawsuit has requested.Category: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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1 v. Regarding a judge or court, to raise an issue or take an action independently of any request or suggestion made by the parties or lawyers;2 adj. Description of action taken by court in absence of any party urging such action to be taken.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: Of his or her or its own will; voluntarily.)
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, Of his or her or its own will; voluntarily.]II Of his own volition; spontaneously.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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[sooh-uh spahn-tay]adj.Latin for "of one's own will," meaning on one's own volition, usually referring to a judge's order made without a request by any party to the case. These include an order transferring a case to another judge due to a conflict of interest or the judge's determination that his/her court does not have jurisdiction over the case.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
