Volition
n.thoughtful, resilientformal
What it means
The power to choose and act through one's own will.
Reach for it when emphasizing a person's conscious choice or exercise of will
Patients retained full personal volition throughout the difficult decision.
Choose between these
6- everyday
selection among options is the plain fact
not when Choice may be trivial or externally constrained.
- everyday
deliberate mental resolve drives action
not when Will can mean desire, command, or legal document.
- warm
firm determination sustains a decision
not when Resolve concerns persistence after choosing.
- professional
a planned aim matters more than freedom
not when Intention can remain unrealized.
- professional
self-determination
control over major personal decisions is at stake
not when Self-determination is broader and politically charged.
- formal
capacity to act independently is central
not when Agency includes power beyond one choice.
Said against
3- coercion
- compulsion
- involuntariness
It naturally appears in
3- of her own volition
She joined the review of her own volition.
- act by volition
Participants must act by volition rather than implied pressure.
- power of volition
The policy protects each patient's power of volition.