Voluntary Departure - The departure of an alien from the United States without an order of removal. The departure may or may not have been preceded by a hearing before an immigration judge.
Voluntary Bankruptcy
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Voluntary Dissolution: The intentional dissolution of a corporation by its own management.
Voting Right: The right enjoyed by shareholders to vote their shares.
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Voluntary: Free of coercion, duress, or undue inducement.
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If a person willingly begins work but later desires to withdraw and is then forced to remain and perform work against his will, his service becomes involuntary.
Voluntary. In accordance with one's own free will; without constraint or compulsion; spontaneous; free; chosen, intended; allowed, suffered.
Voluntas. Latin. Will; intention; volition.
Voluntary Bankruptcy - A proceeding by which a debtor voluntarily asks for a discharge of his debts under the Bankruptcy Code.
Voluntary Acknowledgement Of Paternity
an acknowledgement by a man, or both parents, that the man is the father of a child, usually provided in writing on an affidavit or form ...
voluntary bankruptcy
n. the filing for bankruptcy by a debtor who believes he/she/it cannot pay bills and has more debts than assets.
voluntary dissolution see dissolution
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VOLUNTARY. Willingly; done with one's consent; negligently. Wolff, §5.
voluntary dismissal See dismissal.
voucher A receipt, acquittance, or release that may serve as evidence of payment or discharge of a debt, or to certify the accuracy of an account.
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Involuntary: 1. Against the will; without consent. 2. Unintentional, as an involuntary twitch of a muscle or an involuntary movement during sleep.
Irrevocable: Unable to be canceled or nullified.
Involuntary bankruptcy - A proceeding initiated by creditors requesting the bankruptcy court to place a debtor in liquidation.
involuntary patient
A patient admitted to a mental hospital on a doctor's recommendation and without the patient's consent.
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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not the spouse. This is a legal ground for divorce in most countries. The person who seduces another's spouse is known as the "adulterer."
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Voluntary Lien
A lien that the home owner willingly allows to placed on his property
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Voluntary Restraints of motorised use are agreed by LARA
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Abbreviation for either of the following depending on context: -
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"Voluntary withdrawal from either parent's home does not preclude a finding that a child is a child of the marriage, where the parents have a continuing obligation to support the child. Each case must be examined on its facts." ...
See voluntary waste.
"Under California law, 'waste' is defined as the destruction, misuse, alteration, or neglect of real property by a person who is in lawful possession to the injury of the interest (or estate) of another in the property.
The voluntary act of leaving a child or spouse with no plan to return. Parents are considered to have abandoned a child if they do not provide financial support or have no contact with the child over a period of time.
in law, voluntary transfer of property from one person to another without any compensation for it and without any obligation of an agreement or contract. The one who gives is the donor; the one who receives the gift, the donee.
Consent Voluntary agreement by a competent person to another person's proposition.
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gift in contemplation of death
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Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and another person who is not their married spouse. In most countries, this is a legal ground for divorce. The person who seduces another's spouse is known as the "adulterer.
ADULTERY: Voluntary sexual intercourse of a married person with someone other than the offender's spouse.
ADVERSE POSSESSION: A means of acquiring the title to property through occupancy for a specified number of years.
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: involuntary manslaughter occurring during the commission of a misdemeanor
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Nonsuit
A voluntary or involuntary termination of a lawsuit, by or against a plaintiff who is either unable to prove his case or proceed to trial. Often a nonsuit is the result of procedural errors in a case.
An agreement or voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
Consideration:
Something of value that is given in exchange for getting something from another person.
Irrespective of voluntary winding-up, the legislature has defined certain events in which a company formed under the Companies Act 1862 may be wound up by the court.
Affidavit - A voluntary, written, or printed declaration of facts, confirmed by oath of the party making it before a person with authority to administer the oath.
Recusal - The voluntary action by a judge to remove himself or herself from presiding in a given case because of self-interest, bias, conflict, or prejudice. Also, the process by which a judge is disqualified from a case because a party objects.
*emancipatio - voluntary release from the patria potestas, breaking the agnatic relationship and conferring independence (sui iuris) on the person involved.
Waiver A voluntary, deemed, or assumed abandonment of some right. In many proceedings, if no objection is raised to an act of the opposing party, the court may deem that a waiver has occurred.
Marriage The state-recognized, voluntary and exclusive contract for the lifelong union of two persons. Most countries do not recognize marriage between same-sex couples or polygamous marriages.
" A voluntary action or omission that, when intentional, results in a criminal offence.AdjournmentPostponement of a court hearing to another date.
waiver - The intentional or voluntary relinquishment of a known right or such conduct as warrants as inference of the relinquishment of such right.
Constitutionally an MP has no power of voluntary resignation. Death, elevation to the peerage, dissolution or expulsion are the only causes (apart from legal disqualification) by which an MP's seat can be vacated.
resolutions are required (i) where it is desired to wind up a company voluntarily on the ground that it cannot by reason of its liabilities continue its business, and that it is advisable to wind up; (ii) where, in the case of a member`s voluntary ...
In arbitration, participation is typically voluntary, and there is a third party who, as a private judge, imposes a resolution.
Can be voluntary, like when someone is killed unlawfully under circumstances that don't include a premeditated intent to kill.
Voluntary assumption of risk. A defence in tort that means where a person engages in an event accepting and aware of the risks inherent in that event, then they can not later complain of, or seek compensation for an injury suffered during the event.
Consent -Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
Conservatorship -Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself.
manslaughter - The unlawful killing of another without malice; may be either voluntary, upon a sudden impulse, or involuntary, in the commission of some unlawful act.
material evidence - Evidence which is relevant to the issues in a case.
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NOLLE PROSEQUI - NOL PROS - The Latin term used in many jurisdictions to describe the prosecutor's voluntary dismissal of one or more pending criminal charges. The court's permission is required for the nolle prosequi to be valid.
Manslaughter - The unlawful killing of another without intent to kill; either voluntary (upon a sudden impulse); or involuntary (during the commission of an unlawful act not ordinarily expected to result in great bodily harm). (See also murder.) ...
Lien
An encumbrance against property for money, either voluntary or involuntary.
Life Estate
An estate in real property for the life of a living person. The estate then reverts back to the grantor or on to a third party.
Ex gratia - Out of kindness, voluntary
Ex parte - Proceeding brought by one person in the absence of another
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Mediation An informal, voluntary process in which a trained professional helps the couple develop a separation agreement without going to court.
waiver: an intentional and voluntary relinquishment of some known right
warrant: a written order directing the arrest of a person issued by an authority - warrants are "issued," "executed" or "canceled" ...
Manslaughter - The unlawful killing of another recklessly or while under sudden passion; may be either voluntary upon a sudden impulse, or involuntary in the commission of some unlawful act.
The amount of cash available upon voluntary termination of an insurance policy before the insurance benefits become payable.
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general assignmentThe voluntary transfer, by a debtor, of all property to a trustee for the benefit of all of his or her creditors.
CIP: Children in Placement- a voluntary program in Juvenile Court, which monitors neglect, cases.
Cohabitation is evidenced by the voluntary mutual assumption of those marital rights, duties and obligations which are usually manifested by married people, and which include but are not necessarily dependent upon, sexual relations.
In order to prove abandonment, four elements must be proven: (1) voluntary separation, (2) no intent to resume living together, (3) lack of consent to the abandonment, and (4) no justification. Abandonment can be actual or constructive.
These are not consumer protection agencies as such but many of them operate voluntary conciliation (see ‘conciliation') and arbitration (see ‘arbitration') procedures to resolve disputes between their members and consumers.
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