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VOLUMEN
(Latin) In the civil law. A volume; so called from its form, being rolled up.

(Latin) In the civil law. A volume; so called from its form, being rolled up. Less...
VOLUMUS
(Latin) We will; it is our will. The first word of a clause in the royal writs of protection and letters patent. Cowell.

(Latin) We will; it is our will. The first word of a clause in the royal writs of protection and letters patent. Cowell. Less...
VOLUNTARIUS DAEMON
A voluntary madman. A term applied by Lord Coke to a drunkard, who has voluntarily contracted madness by intoxication. Co. Litt 247 ; 4 Bl. Comm. 25.

A voluntary madman. A term applied by Lord Coke to a drunkard, who has voluntarily contracted madness by intoxication. Co. Litt 247 ; 4 Bl. Comm. 25. Less...
VOLUNTARY
Free; without compulsion or solicitation. Without consideration; without valuable consideration; gratuitous. —Voluntary courtesy. A voluntary act of kindness; an act of kindness performed by one man towards another, of the free will and inclination of the doer, without any previous request or promise of reward made by him who is More...

Free; without compulsion or solicitation. Without consideration; without valuable consideration; gratuitous. —Voluntary courtesy. A voluntary act of kindness; an act of kindness performed by one man towards another, of the free will and inclination of the doer, without any previous request or promise of reward made by him who is the object of the courtesy: from which the law will not imply a promise of remuneration. Holtbouse.—voluntary ignorance. This exists where a party might, oy taking reasonable ins, have acquired the necessary knowledge t has neglected to do so. As to voluntary "Answer," "Assignment," "Bankruptcy," "Confession," "Conveyance," "Deposit," "Escape," "Jurisdiction," "Man-slaughter," "Nonsuit," "Oath," "Payment," "Redemption," "Sale," "Settlement," "Trust," and "Waste," see those titles. Less...
VOLUNTAS
Lat. Properly, volition, purpose, or intention, or a design or the feel-ing or Impulse which prompts the commission of an act; hut 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 More...

Lat. Properly, volition, purpose, or intention, or a design or the feel-ing or Impulse which prompts the commission of an act; hut 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 manifest* expressa observetnr. Co. Litt. 21. The will of the donor manifestly expressed in his deed of gift is to be observed. Voluntas est Jnsta sententia de eo qnod qnis post mortem snam fieri velit. A will is an exact opinion or determination concerning that which each one wishes to be done after his death. Voluntas et propositnm distingnnnt malefieia. The will and the proposed end distinguish crimes. Bract, fols. 2b, 136b. Voluntas faeit qnod in testamento scriptum valeat. Dig. 30, 1, 12, 3. It is intention which gives effect to the wording of a will. Voluntas in delicti*, non exitns spec* tatur. 2 Inst 57. In crimes, the will, and not the consequence, is looked to. Voluntas reputatnr pro faeto. The intention is to be taken for the deed. 3 Inst 69; Broom, Max. 311. Voluntas testatoris est ambulatoria usque ad extremum vitsa exitnm. 4 Coke, 61. The will of a testator is ambulatory until the latest moment of life. Voluntas testatoris habet interpreta-tionem la tam et benignam. Jenk. Cent 260. The intention of a testator has a broad and benignant interpretation. Voluntas ultima testatoris est perim-plenda secundum veram lntentionem snam. Co. Litt. 322. The last will of the testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intention. Less...
VOLUNTEER
In conveyancing, one who holds a title under a voluntary conveyance, i. e., one made without consideration, good or valuable, to support it A person who gives his services without any express or implied promise of remunera¬tion in return is called a "volunteer," and is entitled to no remuneration for More...

In conveyancing, one who holds a title under a voluntary conveyance, i. e., one made without consideration, good or valuable, to support it A person who gives his services without any express or implied promise of remunera¬tion in return is called a "volunteer," and is entitled to no remuneration for his services, nor to any compensation for Injuries sus¬tained by him in performing what he has undertaken Sweet. Also one who officiously pays the debt of another. See Irvine v. An¬gus, 93 Fed. 633, 35 C. C A. 501; Arnold v. Green, 116 N. Y. 566, 23 N. E. 1; Bennett v. Chandler, 199 111. 97, 64 N. E. 1052; Welch v. Maine Cent. R. Co., 86 Me. 552, 30 Atl. 116, 25 L. R. A. 658. In military law, the term designates one who freely and voluntarily offers himself for service in the army or navy; as distinguished from one who is compelled to serve by draft or conscription, and also from one entered by enlistment in the standing army. Less...
VOTE
Suffrage; the expression of his will, preference, or choice, formally manifested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a .body of qualified electors, In regard to the deci¬sion to be made by the body as a whole upon any proposed measure or proceeding, More...

Suffrage; the expression of his will, preference, or choice, formally manifested by a member of a legislative or deliberative body, or of a constituency or a .body of qualified electors, In regard to the deci¬sion to be made by the body as a whole upon any proposed measure or proceeding, or the selection of an officer or representative. And the aggregate of the expressions of will or choice, thus manifested by individuals, is called the "vote of the body." See Maynard v. Board of Canvassers, 84 Mich. 228, 47 N. W. 756, 11 L. R. A. 332; Gillespie v. Palmer, 20 Wis. 546; Davis v. Brown, 46 W. Va. 716, 34 S. E. 839. — Casting vote. See that title.—Cumulative voting. See CUMULATIVE. Less...
VOTER
One who has the right of giving his voice or suffrage.

One who has the right of giving his voice or suffrage. Less...
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS
In the houses of parliament the clerks at the tables make brief entries of all that is actually done; and these minutes, which are printed from day to day for the use of members, are called the "votes and proceedings of parlia¬ment." From these votes and proceedings the journals of More...

In the houses of parliament the clerks at the tables make brief entries of all that is actually done; and these minutes, which are printed from day to day for the use of members, are called the "votes and proceedings of parlia¬ment." From these votes and proceedings the journals of the house are subsequently prepared, by making the entries at greater length. Brown. Less...
VOTUM
Lat. A vow or promise. Dies votorum, the wedding day. Fleta 1. 1, c. 4.

Lat. A vow or promise. Dies votorum, the wedding day. Fleta 1. 1, c. 4. Less...

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