self-initiated

[self-i-nish-ee-ey-tid, self-]

adjective

1. initiated or begun by oneself.

Example Sentences

While self-initiated terrorism remained the Met's primary concern, Cdr Murphy said foreign states such as Russia and Iran were increasingly exploiting young people to evade stronger security measures.

From BBC

McDonnell said more incidents are stemming from calls for service rather than “self-initiated” police activity.

From Los Angeles Times

Ms Gunney said the case of Alex Hutton, 19, from Swansea highlighted the "very prevalent" threat of "self-initiated" extremism.

From BBC

In a wide ranging interview before the prime minister's announcement, Ms Gunney said violent material on the internet was contributing to "self-initiated terrorism".

From BBC

"The risk of somebody becoming a self-initiated terrorist, so actually just taking that material and making their own minds up about something, and going out and committing action that isn't organised or co-ordinated by a wider group of people - that's probably one of the biggest risks we've got in the UK at the moment," Ms Gunney added.

From BBC