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sua sponte

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000212

Latin, meaning "of its own will." Often refers to a court taking an action in a case without being asked to do so by any party.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000212
FieldLaw
ReferencesU.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000212",
  "term": "sua sponte",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Latin, meaning \"of its own will.\" Often refers to a court taking an action in a case without being asked to do so by any party.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Courts Glossary of Legal Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/sua-sponte/"
}

Record 212 of 241 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.