volitional

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In other chapters, though, race appears to have a more volitional hue, and people are “black by choice with a recognized right of resignation.”

From Washington Post

The words “against the person of another,” she wrote, requires volitional conduct and “demands that the perpetrator direct his action at, or target, another individual.”

From New York Times

But exercise is volitional; we can decide, for the most part, whether, when, where, how long, how hard and with whom we will work out.

From New York Times

The attending physician wrote that the cause of death was “more apathy and resignation than an active volitional suicidal effort.”

From New York Times

As Dr. Westgate’s study showed, volitional daydreaming is especially hard without inspiration.

From New York Times