"Ex Mero Motu" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL
TU. of his own mere motion; of his own accord; voluntarily and without prompting or request. Royal let-ters patent which are granted at the crown's own instance, and without request made, are said to be granted eae mero motu. when a court interferes, of its own motion, to object to an irregularity, or to do something which the parties are not 6trlctly entitled to, but which will prevent injustice, it is said to act ex mero motu, or ex proprio motu, or sua sponte, all these terms being here equivalent
The owner of the Agut d'Avignon had the air of a 1920s dandy who had ruined himself with one mad night of gambling at baccarat and had only been saved by this restaurant, which he seemed to cherish as if it were his wife or a good fountain pen.
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