voluntary surrender

collocation in English

meaningsofvoluntaryandsurrender

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voluntary
adjective
uk
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i/us
/ˈvɑː.lən.ter.i/
done, made, or given willingly, without being forced or paid to ...
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surrender
noun[C or U]
uk
/sərˈen.dər/us
/səˈren.dɚ/
the act of stopping fighting and officially ...
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(Definition ofvoluntaryandsurrenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such mechanisms inevitably imply some mutualvoluntarysurrenderof sovereignty.
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This is enacted by the mortal and sinful catechumen who is transformed into the newborn by hisvoluntarysurrenderto divine grace.
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I suggest that in that remarkablevoluntarysurrenderof arms there is justifica- tion for the changes in directives which have been made.
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I am convinced that it is only by thevoluntarysurrenderof complete national sovereignty that we can hope for an age of peace.
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So that in addition to the £6,000 and £3,000 respectively, which represented thevoluntarysurrender of £1,000, there was this £8,400 and £10,300 supplementary, in addition to the salary.
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I still believe that avoluntarysurrenderof benefit could be so devised as to provide for a large amount of employment, to be given.
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I think, however, that the principle here raised goes much further than the mere question of thevoluntarysurrenderof many of our privileges.
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Has there been anyvoluntarysurrenderof this pension?
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It will be for the supervisory bodies to handle applications for thevoluntarysurrenderof rights by their members.
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Is the metaphor of a panopticon appropriate forvoluntarysurrenderof privacy?
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By noon of the same day, it was apparent thatvoluntarysurrenderis very unlikely, and the police fired tear gas into the compound.
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In effect, failure to accede to the king's wish forvoluntarysurrenderwould result, for most, in enforced homelessness and starvation.
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Whereas an application forvoluntarysurrenderis made by the debtor himself, an application for compulsory sequestration is made by one or more creditors.
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It has been pointed out, though, that the machinery ofvoluntarysurrenderwas primarily designed for the benefit of creditors, and not for the relief of harassed debtors.
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The order is granted either at the instance of the debtor himself (voluntarysurrender) or at the instance of one or more of the debtors creditors (compulsory sequestration).
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Voluntarysurrenderis often viewed as a proactive action and is considered to be more palatable than having the sanction of revocation or suspension on their record.
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In addition, many voluntary surrenders of seats have since taken place.
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The first phase was followed by the voluntary surrenders of the larger houses.
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