# own motion

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Relating to an investigation by an ombudsman or similar body which was initiated by the body itself, rather than being undertaken in response to a complaint or referral.

## Etymology
Anglicisation of the Latinate legal phrase suo motu (“of one's own motion”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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