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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

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  • everyday

    choice

    selection among options is the plain fact

    not when Choice may be trivial or externally constrained.

  • everyday

    will

    deliberate mental resolve drives action

    not when Will can mean desire, command, or legal document.

  • warm

    resolve

    firm determination sustains a decision

    not when Resolve concerns persistence after choosing.

  • professional

    intention

    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

    agency

    capacity to act independently is central

    not when Agency includes power beyond one choice.

Said against

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  • coercion
  • compulsion
  • involuntariness

It naturally appears in

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  • 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.

Where this comes from

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