of one's own accord

Prepositional phrase

Voluntarily, under one's own power, without being commanded or controlled.

Japanese Meaning

自主的に / 自発的に / 自らの意志で

Of one's own accord, one should apologize when a mistake hurts someone.

過ちで誰かを傷つけたなら、自ら進んで謝るべきだ。

Sense（1）

Voluntarily, under one's own power, without being commanded or controlled.