International Diplomacy And Politics

adjective Latin phrase meaning 'on its own motion' or 'voluntarily', used in legal contexts to refer to actions taken by a court without being prompted by either party in a case.

adverb Latin phrase meaning 'on its own motion' or 'voluntarily', used in legal contexts to refer to actions taken by a court without being prompted by either party in a case.

• The judge took suo motu action to investigate the matter.
• The boss decided suo motu to assign the task to me.
• She just went suo motu and fixed the issue without asking anyone.
• The CEO's decision to expand the company was suo motu and unexpected.