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Latin: Properly, volition, purpose, or intention, or a design or the feeling or impulse which prompts the commission of an act; but in old English law the term was often used to denote a will, that is, the last will and testament of a decedent, more properly called testamentum. Voluntas donatoris in charta doni sui manifesto ezpressa observetur. Co. Litt 21. The will of the … [Read more...]
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A trip. The acting of traveling, usually for an extended time. marine law. The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another, or to several ports. 2. Every voyage must have a terminus a quo and a terminus ad quem. When the insurance is for a limited time, the two extremes of that time are the termini of the vovage insured. When a ship is insured both outward and … [Read more...]
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Where one voluntarily submits to the jurisdiction of the court. … [Read more...]
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Latin, meaning In offences the intent and not the result is looked at. … [Read more...]
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A person who enjoys the experience of watching someone else experience something, e.g. sexual enjoyment from watching sex acts, seeing others in pain. … [Read more...]