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deliberate, spontaneous, voluntary
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Volitient — Vo*li tient, a. [See {Volition}.] Exercising the will; acting from choice; willing, or having power to will. What I do, I do volitient, not obedient. Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
volitient — voliˈtient adjective (rare) Willing • • • Main Entry: ↑volition … Useful english dictionary
Will — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Will >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 will will volition conation velleity Sgm: N 1 liberum arbitrium liberum arbitrium Sgm: N 1 will and pleasure will and pleasure free will Sgm: N 1 freedom freedom … English dictionary for students
deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj … Law dictionary
spontaneous — I adjective discretional, discretionary, elective, extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, free, free willed, impetuous, impromptu, improvisatorial, improvised, impulsive, indeliberate, independent, natural, optional, rash, self… … Law dictionary
voluntary — vol·un·tary / vä lən ˌter ē/ adj 1 a: proceeding from one s own free choice or consent rather than as the result of duress, coercion, or deception a voluntary statement b: not compelled by law: done as a matter of choice or agreement voluntary… … Law dictionary
