own motion

短语

别名

own-motion

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 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.

    澳大利亚 定语

    Extensive media coverage of the issue led the ombudsman to commence an own motion investigation.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary