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constructive

implied by operation of the law [made a entry when he refused to take the opportunity for a voluntary departure "Harvard Law Review"] compare actual con·struc·tive·ly adv

free

[no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof "U.S. Constitution amend. I"] [a and voluntary confession] 3 : relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title) [a

contract

implied in law implied in law contract 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : a lawful and voluntary act that benefits another for which the law imposes an obligation on the beneficiary or a third party

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corporation

a body, from corpor- corpus body] : an invisible, intangible, artificial creation of the law existing as a voluntary chartered association of individuals that has most of the rights and duties of natural persons but with perpetual

discontinuance

discontinuance 1 : the usually voluntary termination of an action by a plaintiff by motion or by failure to pursue the claim 2 :

dissolution

dissolution of a corporation by a court in response to a shareholder petition based on statutorily prescribed grounds voluntary dissolution : dissolution of a corporation upon the initiative of the directors and with approval of a certain

donation

1 : the making of an esp. charitable gift 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : a voluntary transfer of ownership of property from one person to another compare sale dis·guised donation : a transfer of

force

belief in the need for deadly force has been used to justify reducing a charge of murder to voluntary manslaughter. Additionally, a police officer is generally justified in using deadly force to prevent the escape of a

Constrained

Marked by constraint not free not voluntary embarrassed as a constrained manner a constrained tone

Enforced

Compelled forced not voluntary

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