[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

voluntary \vol"untary\, a. l. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,
   choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin
   to e. will: cf. f. volontaire, of. also voluntaire. see
   will, v. t., and cf. benevolent, volition,
   volunteer.
   1. proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of
      choice.
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            that sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary
            action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --n. w.
                                                  taylor.
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   2. unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled
      by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
      another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;
      acting of one's self, or of itself; free.
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            our voluntary service he requires.    --milton.
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            she fell to lust a voluntary prey.    --pope.
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   3. done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
      intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by
      lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
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   4. physiol. of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
      regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an
      animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm in
      distinction from involuntary motions, such as the
      movements of the heart; the voluntary muscle fibers,
      which are the agents in voluntary motion.
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   5. endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary
      agent.
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            god did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,
            agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with
            himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.
                                                  --hooker.
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   6. law free; without compulsion; according to the will,
      consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;
      gratuitous; without valuable consideration.
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   7. eccl. of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
      church, in distinction from an established or state
      church.
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   voluntary affidavit or voluntary oath law, an affidavit
      or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.

   voluntary conveyance law, a conveyance without valuable
      consideration.

   voluntary escape law, the escape of a prisoner by the
      express consent of the sheriff.

   voluntary jurisdiction. eng. eccl. law see contentious
      jurisdiction, under contentious.

   voluntary waste. law see waste, n., 4.
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   syn: see spontaneous.
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see also:
will benevolent volition volunteer voluntary affidavit voluntary oath 
voluntary conveyance voluntary escape voluntary jurisdiction contentious jurisdiction contentious 
voluntary waste waste spontaneous 

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