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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being voluntary, or endowed with the power of willing, choosing, or determining; the state or character of being produced voluntarily.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in the exercise of one's will.

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  • noun The condition of being voluntary

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Examples

  • The Justice Department, however, has testified that the position of the administration is that the standard for admission of evidence must be "voluntariness," and that coerced evidence should not be admissible before the military commissions.

    OpEdNews - Diary: Constitutional Rights In Guant�namo Military Commissions Questioned 2009

  • "I take a very suspicious view of 'voluntariness' in these issues."

    Last Rights 2008

  • This kind of voluntariness amounts to freedom from interference or coercion.

    Virtue Epistemology Greco, John 2004

  • She used a wonderful expression, referring to the "voluntariness" of her life.

    Christmas Luncheon 2001

  • Instead of requiring the courts to continue the "voluntariness" inquiry,

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • Sandman, noting that dread was also associated with factors such as voluntariness, controllability, lethality, and fairness, incorporated these qualities into his

    WordPress.com News Kevin Jones 2009

  • Shanks, however, held that "voluntariness," as used in the IUPAA, means simply the absence of duress or undue influence.

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • Shanks, however, held that "voluntariness," as used in the IUPAA, means simply the absence of duress or undue influence.

    FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles 2009

  • But such language of "voluntariness" is a modern invention.

    Fors Clavigera 2008

  • When Clarke appeared as a guest on Meet the Press on March 28, 2004, Russert noted the White House had been aggressive in attacking Clarke’s credibility and had identified Clarke as the source for the background briefing — without indicating any concern about the "voluntariness" of the waiver, in which Clarke apparently played no role.

    Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: GOP Boogeymen and Other Media Phantoms 2006

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