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involuntary
[in-vol´un-tar″e]performed independently of the will.
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in·vol·un·tar·y
(in-vol'ŭn-tār'ē), Avoid the jargonistic use of this word as a synonym of incontinent ("He was involuntary twice during the night").1. Independent of the will; not volitional.
2. Contrary to the will.
[L. in- neg. + voluntarius, willing, fr. volo, to wish]
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involuntary
(ĭn-vŏl′ən-tĕr′ē)adj.
1. Acting or done without or against one's will: an involuntary participant in what turned out to be an argument.
2. Not subject to control of the volition: gave an involuntary start.
in·vol′un·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
in·vol′un·tar′i·ness n.
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manslaughter
Forensic medicine The unlawful, unjustifiable, and/or inexcusable, killing of one human by another, under circumstances lacking premeditation, deliberation, and express or implied malice. See Serial killer. Cf Murder. Manslaughter
Voluntary That which is committed voluntarily in a heat of passion
Involuntary That which occurs when a person commits an unlawful act that is not felonious or tending to cause great bodily harm, or when a person is committing a lawful act without due caution or requisite skill–eg a surgeon performing an operation while intoxicated, and inadvertently kills another
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in·vol·un·tar·y
(in-vol'ŭn-tar-ē)1. Independent of the will; not volitional.
2. Contrary to the will.
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in·vol·un·tar·y
(in-vol'ŭn-tar-ē)Independent of or contrary to the will.
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