MERE MOTION
\mˈi͡ə mˈə͡ʊʃən], \mˈiə mˈəʊʃən], \m_ˈiə m_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The free and voluntary act of a party himself, done without the suggestion or influence of another person, is said to be done of his mere motion, ex mcro motu, (q. v.) Brown. The phrase is used of an interference of the courts of law, who will, under some cir- cumstances, of their own motion, object to an irregularity in the proceedings, though no objection has been taken to the informality by the plaintiff or defendant in the suit. 3 Chit. Gen. Pr. 430.
By Henry Campbell Black
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).