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voluntarily

[vol-uhn-tair-uh-lee, vol-uhn-ter-] / ˌvɒl ənˈtɛər ə li, ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr- /


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In the event that he would not voluntarily give evidence, the US authorities asked their UK counterparts to compel him.

From BBC

He can leave Australia voluntarily or wait to be deported to his home country.

From BBC

A Met Police spokesperson said: "On Wednesday, 19 November, Metropolitan Police firearms licensing officers attended an address in Windsor to request that a man in his 60s voluntarily surrender his firearms and shotgun certificate."

From BBC

“The Times posed the question, ‘Will Swift ever voluntarily step away from the spotlight?’ as if beholding a woman in full flow and power invariably summoned the fantasy of her involuntary removal from the scene.”

From Los Angeles Times

The charges included voluntary surrender, attempting to voluntarily surrender and desertion from a military unit.

From The Wall Street Journal