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See Escape. VOLUNTARY EXPOSURE TO UNNECES-

In addition to funds otherwise available, excess foreign currencies, as defined in subsection (b), may be made available to friendly foreign governments and to private, nonprofit U

a plea of guilty entered by one fully aware of the direct consequences, including the actual value of any commitments made to him by the court, prosecutor, or his own counsel, must

The proclamation of the Governor is but a recommendation. It has not the force of law, nor was it so intended. The duties of fasting and prayer are voluntary, and not of compulsion

This exists where a party might, by taking reasonable pains, have acquired the necessary knowledge, but has neglected to do so. As to volimtary "Answer," "Assignment," "Bankruptcy,

In English law. A jurisdiction exercised by certain ecclesiastical courts, in matters where there is no opposition. 3 Bi. Comm. 66. The opposite of contentious jurisdiction, (g. v.

In ecclesiastical law. That kind of jurisdiction which requires no judicial proceedings; as, the granting letters of administration and receiving the probate of wills.

The term “voluntary license” means a license for use of a musical work (or share thereof) other than a compulsory license obtained under this section.

causing the death of another human being under circumstances which would otherwise be murder if the killer acts solely as the result of a sudden, violent, and irresistible passion

In practice. The abandonment of his cause by a plaintiff, and an agreement that a judgment for costs be entered against him. 3 Bouv. Inst, note 3306.

An oath taken in some extrajudicial matter, or before some magistrate or officer who cannot compel it to be taken.

The term “voluntary opt-out testing” means HIV/AIDS testing— (A) that is administered to an individual seeking other health care services; and (B) in which— (i) pre-test counseling

duties paid without protest constitute a voluntary payment, doubtless made and received in mutual mistake of the law; but in such a case no action will lie to recover back the mone

where a man demands money of another, as matter of right, and that other, with a full knowledge of the facts upon which the demand is founded, has paid a sum of money voluntarily,

For the purposes of this part and part B of this subchapter, (1) the term “voluntary placement” means an out-of-home placement of a minor, by or with participation of a State agenc

The term “voluntary preparedness standards” means a common set of criteria for preparedness, disaster management, emergency management, and business continuity programs, such as th

In Scotch law. Where a mortgagee receives the sum due into his own hands, and discharges the mortgage, without any consignation. Bell, Diet

when a mortgagee receives the sum due into his own hands, and discharges the mortgage, without any consignation. Bell.

what traditionally has been known in the field of business and finance as voluntary reorganizations, that is to say, reorganizations designed by the management, not those imposed o

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “voluntary repayment” means any repayment made under subsection (a).

One made freely, without constraint, by the owner of the thing sold. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 974.

A voluntary conveyance by a person not indebted, is clearly good against future creditors. That constitutes the distinction between the two statutes. Fraud vitiates the transaction

The stranding of his ship by the master to save ship and cargo from the greater expense which her sinking then imminent would cause. See 79 U. S. 102, 20 L. Ed. 281.

Same as Voluntary assignment.

A gift requiring all of the essentials of a plain gift to sustain it. See 88 Me. 122, 51 Am. St. Rep. 382, 32 L. R. A. 377, 33 Atl. 836.

A tacit or implied consent to continue in force a compact which one of the parties has breached.

That which is either active or willful, in contradistinction to that which arises from mere negligence, which is called "permissive" waste. 2 Bouv. Inst. 2394 et seq. See "Waste."

Will; intent.

IN CHARTA don! sul manlfeste expressa observetur. The will of the donor, clearly expressed in the deed, should be observed. Co. Litt. 21a. VOLUNTAS EST JUSTA SENTENTIA de eo quod q

The will of the donor clearly expressed in a deed of gift should be observed.

A will is an exact opinion or determination concorning that which cach one wishes to be done after his death.

The intent and the proposed act distinguish offenses.

The intention is that which makes valid the writing in a will.

Dig. 30, 1, 12, 3. It is intention which gives effort to the wording of a will.

In crimes the intent and not the result is regarded.

The intent is taken for the act. See 4 Mass. 439.

The will of a testator is changeable until his death.

4 Coke, 61. The will of a testator is ambulatory until the latest moment of life.

The intention of a testator should have a broad and liberal interpretation.

The last will of a testator should be fulfilled according his true intention.

Co.. Litt. 322. The last wlll of the testator is to be fulfilled according to his true intention.

At will. Bract. 7a. Ad voluntatem domini, at the will the lord,

volant, volonnte, I. fr. Will; mind; intention.

For the purposes of subsections (b), (c), and (d), the term "volunteer" includes a person providing volunteer services to either of the Secretaries who— (1) is recruited,

The term “volunteer fire company” means an association of individuals who provide fire protection and other emergency services, where at least 30 percent of the individuals receive

The terms “Administrator of FEMA”, “career fire department”, “combination fire department”, and “volunteer fire department” have the meanings given such terms in section 2229(a) of

The President may enroll in the Peace Corps qualified citizens or nationals of the United States whose services are required for supervisory or other special duties or responsibili

specify that volunteer safety personnel, upon individual request, shall be excused from jury service. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “volunteer safety personnel” means

one going at his own risk to the assistance of the ship on the chance of reward in case of success, and not as one employed rendering service for pay according to his effort or the

the terms “VISTA” and “Volunteers in Service to America” mean the program established under part A of subchapter I;

I.L A voluntary madman, a term applied to a drunken man.

The term “VOM” means the value of originating materials that are acquired or self-produced, and used by the producer in the production of the good.

Suffrage; the voice of an individual in making a choice by many. The total number of voices given at an election; as, the presidential vote.

“voter” means a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the issue or for the office involved.

casting a ballot" in any election—whether general, primary, or special and whether federal, state, or local.

A State violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment whenever it makes the affluence of the voter or payment of any fee an electoral standard. Voter qualificati

the term “voter registration agency” means an office designated under section 1973gg–5(a)(1) of this title to perform voter registration activities. / the term "voter registra

“voter registration lists” shall mean the official records maintained by State or local election officials of persons registered to vote in either the most recent State or the most

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 membars, a

resident population, 18 years of age or older.

The term “voting age population proportion” means, with respect to a State, the amount equal to the quotient of— (A) the voting age population of the State (as reported in the most

In this section, the term “voting assistance programs” means— (1) the Federal Voting Assistance Program carried out under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (

In this section, the term “voting information” means— (A) a sample version of the ballot that will be used for that election; (B) information regarding the date of the election and

In Rhode Island, upon the application of the governor, the justices gave an opinion that a statute authorizing the use of a voting machine would be constitutional. In re Voting Mac

the term “voting materials” means registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ba

See Precinct .

the recorded 'yes' or 'no' vote on a bill, ordinance, resolution, motion, amendment, or confirmation.

The term “voting securities” means any securities which at present or upon conversion entitle the owner or holder thereof to vote for the election of directors of the issuer or, wi

The term “voting security” means any security presently entitling the owner or holder thereof to vote in the direction or management of the affairs of a person, or any security iss

A warrant holder 'does not become a stockholder, by his contract, in equity any more than at law.' His rights are wholly contractual. He does not have, and may never acquire, any l

the term “voting system” has the meaning given the term in section 301(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(b)). / In this section, the term “voting system” mea

A voting trust may be comprehensively defined as one created by an agreement between a group of the stockholders of a corporation and the trustee, or by a group of identical agreem

A vow or promise. Dies votomm, the wedding day. Fleta, 1, 4.

To testify to having signed an instrument as an attesting witness. See 1 Root (Conn.), 224. To request a warrantor to defend the title.

In common recoveries, the person who is called to warrant or defend the title is called the "vouchee." 2 Bouv. Inst, note 2093. In Accounts. An account book in which are entered th

The ordinary meaning of "voucher" is a document which shows that services have been performed or expenses incurred. It covers any acquittance or receipt discharg:ing the person or

in recoveries. The voucher in common recoveries, is the person on whom the tenant to the precipe calls to defend the title to the land, because he is supposed to have warranted the

The calling one who has warranted lands, by the party warranted, to come and defend the suit for him. Co. Litt. 101b. VOUS VEIES (VOIES, or VEITZ) BIEN coment (Law Pr. you see well

The voice of God.

Speech flies away—written letters endure.

In Scotch practice. An emphatic or essential word. 2 Alia Crim. Pr. 280.

A vessel’s journey from one place to another. See 126 Mass. 70, 30 Am. Rep. 654.

One in which there is an agreement for a defined voyage. VULGO CONCEPTI (Eat.). In Civil Law. Bastards whose father was unknown. Leg. 53, ff. de statu hominum. Those, also, whose f

In insurance law. A transit at sea from the terminus a quo to the terminus ad quem, in a prescribed course of navigation, which is never set out in any policy, but virfually forms

A policy of marine insurance effected for a particular voyage or voyages of the vessel, and not otherwise limited as to time. Wilkins v. Tobacco Ins. Co., 30 Ohio St. 339, 27 Am. R

The passage of a vessel from one port to another or to others. Voyage insured: a transit at sea from the terminus a quo to the terminus ad quem, in a prescribed course of navigatio

Seaweed. It is used in great quantities by the inhabitants of Jersey and Guernsey for manure, and also for fuel by the poorer classes.

Versus, which see.

mixing a small amount of sulphur with rubber and subjecting the mixture to heat for a period of time, during which a chemical combination of the rubber and sulphur takes place and

Lat. Common. Vulgaris opinio: common opinion; — est duplex, sc. opinio vulgaris orta inter graves et discretos, et quae vultum veritatis habet, et opinio tantum orta inter leves et

Common opinion.

4 Coke, 107. Common opiuion is of two kinds, viz., that which arises among grave and discreet men, which has much truth in it, and that which arises among light and common men, wit

VIZ., orta Inter graves et discretes, quae multum Gommon opinion is of two kinds, viz., that which arises among grave and discreet men, which has much truth in it, and that which a

Vulgar purgation, which see.

Common purgation, by ordeal, not by oath. See Ordeal ; Purgation.

Bastards.

Lat In the civll law. Spurious children; literally, gotten from the pcople; the offspring of promiscuous cohabitation, who are considered as having no father. Inst. 3, 4, 3; Id. 3,

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms "threat", "vulnerabilities", and "consequences to national security" shall have the meanings given those t

The term "Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document" means the executive branch document entitled "Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process" dated

The term "Vulnerabilities Equities Process" means the interagency review of vulnerabilities, pursuant to the Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process document or any s