volition

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Whether a person with a major psychiatric disorder can muster the necessary volition to support such an irreversible decision, and whether doctors can reliably determine that a patient’s condition is irremediable, are major question marks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

He went back to pick them up, sliding them onto her feet so it looked as though she had been fully dressed when she got into the car, of her own volition.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

McCain left her job as co-host of “The View” of her own volition after a contentious stint on the daytime talk show.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

His lawyer had argued that he was betrayed by his deputies who had acted on their own volition and hid their wrongdoing from him.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

True followers are bestowed by themselves, out of their own volition and emotions.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey