voluntary act
Willful personal action
A voluntary act is an action performed by choice rather than compulsion or reflex.
In law, criminal liability typically requires that the prohibited conduct be voluntary—a conscious exercise of will rather than an involuntary movement like a seizure or sleepwalking.
The court found that his actions constituted a voluntary act.
The term distinguishes deliberate behavior from automatic or coerced responses.
- mens reaBlameworthy mental state
- guilty mindIntentional criminal awareness
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- agencyPower to act
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
own free will · autonomy · moral responsibility · do the right thing · consent · sign on the dotted line · choice · premeditation · intentionality · deliberation · clear conscience · self-control · good faith · criminal liability · negligence · consciousness · existentialism · culpability
voluntary actreflex
Involuntary stimulus response
automatic response · knee-jerk reaction · reflexive action · twitch · spasm
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