proprio motu

American  

[praw-pri-oh moh-too, proh-pree-oh moh-too] / ˈprɔ prɪˌoʊ ˈmoʊ tu, ˈproʊ priˌoʊ ˈmoʊ tu /

adverb

Latin.

1. by one's own volition; on one's own initiative.

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Example Sentences

Whether this concession was offered by Cromwell proprio motu or whether it was in the first instance suggested to him by De Witt through Van Beverningh is unknown.

From History of Holland by Edmundson, George

Est amor ex proprio motu fantasticus, et que Gaudia fert alius, credit obesse sibi.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

Wilberforce's disclaimer of any intention to reflect on me was ex proprio motu.

From Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

A trader-debtor can be adjudicated bankrupt upon his own petition, or upon the petition of a creditor, or by the court itself proprio motu.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

What the Council had done was merely to assent to a definition of the dogma of the Infallibility of the Roman Pontiff which Pius IX had issued, proprio motu, a few days before.

From Eminent Victorians by Strachey, Giles Lytton