Usually means: Acting on one's own initiative.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Sua sponte)

noun:  In law, sua sponte (Latin: "of his, her, its or their own accord") or suo motu/suo moto ("on its own motion") describes an act of authority taken without formal prompting from another party.


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