sua sponte
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English
Etymology
A borrowing of Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”)
Phrase
sua sponte
- (law) Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative.
- 1878, "Decretals" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VII, p. 22:
- Decretals... ought, properly speaking, to be distinguished, on the one hand from constitutions... enacted by the Pope sua sponte without reference to any particular case, and on the other hand from rescripts... which apply only to special circumstances or individuals, and constitute no general precedent. But this nomenclature is not strictly observed.
- 1878, "Decretals" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VII, p. 22:
Usage notes
- Usually used when the court issues an order or otherwise acts without being petitioned to do so.
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References
- Black's Law Dictionary 10th Edition (2014)
Swedish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin sua sponte.
Phrase
sua sponte
- (archaic) sua sponte; of one's own accord; spontaneously
- 1900, Ninian Wærnér, Mina hundår i Amerika, page 171:
- Affären gick briljant, och den unge läkaren fick genom dessa mystifikationer både praktik och goda inkomster, någonting, som han säkerligen icke skulle ha fått om han sua sponte slagit sig ner och börjat praktisera. Mundus vult decipi!
- The business prospered exceedingly, and the young doctor, by means of these mystifications, acquired both practice and a handsome income — something which he most assuredly would not have obtained had he sua sponte settled down and begun to practise. Mundus vult decipi!
- 2015 October 2, Dagens nyheter, page 25:
- […] en dieselmotor som endast stannade sua sponte (spontant, reds anm.) framåt morgonkvisten […]
- a diesel engine that only stopped sua sponte (spontaneously, editor's note) towards the early morning
- Synonyms: på eget bevåg, självmant, spontant
Usage notes
- Rarely or never used in legal contexts, where synonyms are preferred instead.