Definition of Voluntary

Free; without compulsion or solicitation. Without consideration; without valuable consideration; gratuitous.
—'Voluntary courtesy. A voluntary act of kindness; an act of kindness performed by one man towards another, of the free will and inclination of the doer, without any previous request or promise of reward made by him who U the object of the courtesy ) from which the law will not imply a promise of remuneration. Holthouse.
—Voluntary ignorance. 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," "Confession," "Conveyance," "Deposit," "Escape," "Jurisdiction," "Manslaughter," "Nonsuit," "Oath," "Payment," "Redemption," "Sals," "Settlement," "Trust," and "Waste," see those titles.