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VOLUNTARY ABANDONMENT

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Under one's own will, to leave another person without cause and without their consent to leave. Usually in reference to abandonment of a responsibility such as abandoning a spouse or a child. … [Read more...]

VOLUNTARY WITNESS

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A witness willing to testify in court without the need for a subpoena compelling the witness to appear. … [Read more...]

VOX SIGNATA

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In Scotch practice. An emphatic or essential word. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 280. … [Read more...]

VOLUNTARY ANSWER

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in the practice of the court of chancery was an answer put in by a defendant when the plaintiff had filed no interrogatories which required to be answered. … [Read more...]

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