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Meaning of sua sponte | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative.

Equivalents

Kurdî resen
Svenska sua sponte
Türkçe resen

Examples

“Decretals... ought, properly speaking, to be distinguished, on the one hand from constitutions... enacted by the Pope sua sponte without reference to any particular case, and on the other hand from rescripts... which apply only to special circumstances or individuals, and constitute no general precedent. But this nomenclature is not strictly observed.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sub specie aeterni sub- subter- success depends on your backbone, not your wishbone success has many fathers, failure is an orphan success is a great deodorant

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