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Bvpraveen Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning : Suo moto

What does 'suo moto' mean and how to use it?

I came across this sentence in today's newspaper :
The Chief Minister, Jayalalita, making a SUO MOTO(in italics) statement in the assembly...
  

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Hello Bypraveen It means 'on his own initiative'. MrP

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  • Hello Bypraveen It means 'on his own initiative'.
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Hello Bypraveen

It means 'on his own initiative'.

MrP
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Dear Mrp,

Is this word archaic? Even I couldn't find it in the Webster.
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Hello BV

Archaic in one sense: it's Latin!

MrP
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0The origin is supposed to be Sanskrit- 'Suo Moto' means 'Swa Mut'. Self Opinion'- (I think/feel so!').02br
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00It almost coincides with the earlier meaning- 'on his own initiative'. 0-
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bvpraveen What does 'suo moto' mean and how to use it?I came across this sentence in today's newspaper :The Chief Minister, Jayalalita, making a SUO MOTO(in italics) statement in the assembly...
'suo moto' in Indian legal parlence is distortion of Latin phrase ' suo motu' which in English means : By its own motion or its on accord. For example, Prime Minister
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bvpraveen What does 'suo moto' mean and how to use it? I came across this sentence in today's newspaper : The Chief Minister, Jayalalita, making a SUO MOTO(in italics) statement in the assembly...
after taking suo moto cognisance of the news report
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In my opinion, the right Latin word is "Suo motu" and not "Suo moto". Can any friend throw light on my opinion? Ashok Pujar (Mob: xxxxxxxxxx)


Edit: Mobile number removed for the sake of security. CJ

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SUE MOTO ORDER IS APPELABLE OR NOT

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Suo moto is in fact suo motu.

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