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voluntary 1. Law a. acting or done without legal obligation, compulsion, or persuasion b. made without payment or recompense in any form 2. (of the muscles of the limbs, neck, etc.) having their action controlled by the will 3. maintained or provided by the voluntary actions or contributions of individuals and not by the state 4. Music a composition or improvisation, usually for organ, played at the beginning or end of a church service How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"A suttee," returned the general, "is a human sacrifice, but a voluntary one. It was late before the Archon granted a comic chorus to a poet; the performers were till then voluntary. Therefore extraordinary expense must be limited by the worth of the occasion; for voluntary undoing, may be as well for a man's country, as for the kingdom of heaven. |
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