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Voluntary deposit

Voluntary deposit, such as arises from the mere consent and agreement of the parties, Story on Bailments, 47....


Voluntary

Voluntary, acting without compulsion; doing by design, without a consideration in return. See VOLUNTEER.1. Done by design or intention 2. Unconstrained by interference; not impelled by outside *** 3. Without valuable consideration; gratuitous, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1569.Means (i) some promise of advantage or some threat, (ii) of a temporal character, (iii) held out or made by a person in authority, and (iv) relating to the charge in the sense that it implies that the accused's position in the contemplated proceedings will or may be better or worse according to whether of not the statement is made, R. v. Power, (1966) 3 All ER 433; see also Gurdeep Singh v. State (Delhi Admn.), (2000) 1 SCC 498.Means a statement made of the free Will and accord of accused, without coercion, whether from fear of any threat of harm, promise, or inducement or any hope of reward, State v. Mullin, 85 NW 2d 598, see also Words and Phrases, Permanent Edn., Vol. 44, p. 622.Means that one who make...


voluntary waste

voluntary waste see waste ...


voluntary transfer

voluntary transfer A transfer of a debtor's property with the debtor's consent. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...


Voluntary answer

Voluntary answer, one filed by a defendant in-equity, without being called upon to answer by the plaintiff....


voluntary manslaughter

voluntary manslaughter see manslaughter ...


voluntary lien

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voluntary dissolution

voluntary dissolution see dissolution ...


voluntary dismissal

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voluntary

voluntary 1 a : proceeding from one's own free choice or consent rather than as the result of duress, coercion, or deception [a statement] b : not compelled by law : done as a matter of choice or agreement [ arbitration] c : made freely and with an understanding of the consequences [a plea of guilty] 2 : done by design or intention 3 : made without valuable consideration or for nominal consideration [a conveyance] vol·un·tar·i·ly [vÄ -lən-ter-ə-lē] adv vol·un·tar·i·ness n ...



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