Voluntas
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
Will; intention; volition.
Stat pro ratione voluntas
The will stands for the reason. The fact that a testamentary disposition is made, is sufficient reason for its being made.' Voluntas reputatixr pro facto. The will is to be taken for the deed. In cases of treason, the rule at common law was, that the intention to commit treason was sufficient to constitute the crime without an overt act.* Voluntas testatoris ambulatoria est usque ad mortem. The will of a testator is ambulatory up to death. = See further Ambulatory.