voluntarily
voluntarily, adv. Intentionally; without coercion.
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patient’s bill of rights
patient’s bill of rights. A general statement of patient rights voluntarily adopted by a healthcare provider or mandated by statute, covering such matters as access to care, patient dignity and confidentiality, personal safety, consent to treatment, and explanation of charges. [Cases: Health 582.]
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stranger
stranger. 1. One who is not party to a given transaction; esp., someone other than a party or the party’s employee, agent, tenant, or immediate family member. [Cases: Contracts 185. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 610–612, 619–620.] 2. One not standing toward another in some relation implied in the context; esp., one who is not in privity.
supersedere
supersedere (s[y]oo-p[schwa]r-s[schwa]-deer-ee). [Law Latin] Hist. SIST. “When creditors voluntarily agree to supersede or sist diligence against their debtor for a certain period, such an agreement is called a supersedere; and the same name is given to any judicial act by which creditors are restrained from doing diligence. A creditor who commits a breach of the
termination fee
termination fee. A fee paid if a party voluntarily backs out of a deal to sell or purchase a business or a business’s assets. • Termination fees are usu. negotiated and agreed on as part of corporate merger or acquisition negotiations. The fee is designed to protect the prospective buyer and to deter the target
subject matter waiver
A waiver that may result when a party voluntarily discloses a communication or privileged material about a particular topic to a third party. • A party’s voluntary disclosure may lead a court to find an implied waiver that extends to all other communications relating to the same subject matter.
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insimul computassent
insimul computassent (in-sim-[schwa]l orin-si-m[schwa]l kahm-pyoo-tas-[ schwa]nt). [Law Latin “they accounted together”] Hist. A count in an assumpsit action asserting that the parties had reviewed their accounts and that the defendant voluntarily agreed to pay the amount sought by the plaintiff. • This term derives from the initial words of the count.
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acceptance of the benefits rule
acceptance-of-the-benefits rule. The doctrine that a party may not appeal a judgment after having voluntarily and intentionally received all or some part of the relief provided by it. [Cases: Appeal and Error 160. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 193–194.]
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foster care
foster care. 1. A federally funded child-welfare program providing substitute care for abused and neglected children who have been removed by court order from their parents’ or guardians’ care or for children voluntarily placed by their parents in the temporary care of the state because of a family crisis. 42 USCA §§ 670–679a. • The
ex voluntate
ex voluntate (eks vol-[schwa]n-tay-tee). [Latin] Voluntarily; from free will or choice.