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of one's own volition

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Definition of of one's own volition 

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: because one wants to : voluntarily, willingly He left the company of his own volition.

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of one's choice

of one's own accord

of one's own making

of one's own volition

of one's very own

of one kind/sort/type or another

of one mind

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