volition

volition

a choice or decision made by the will; discretion: She left on her own volition.
Not to be confused with:violation – a breach, infringement, or transgression as of a law or rule: She was stopped for a traffic violation.

vo·li·tion

V0140800 (və-lĭsh′ən)n.1. The act of making a conscious choice or decision: He left of his own volition.2. The power or faculty of choosing; the will: as long as I can exercise my volition.

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[French, from Medieval Latin volitiō, volitiōn-, from Latin velle, vol-, to wish; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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vo·li′tion·al adj.vo·li′tion·al·ly adv.

volition

(vəˈlɪʃən) n1. the act of exercising the will: of one's own volition. 2. the faculty or capability of conscious choice, decision, and intention; the will3. the resulting choice or resolution4. (Philosophy) philosophy an act of will as distinguished from the physical movement it intends to bring about[C17: from Medieval Latin volitiō, from Latin vol- as in volō I will, present stem of velle to wish] voˈlitional, voˈlitionary adj voˈlitionally adv

vo•li•tion

(voʊˈlɪʃ ən, və-)

n. 1. the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of the will: She left of her own volition. 2. the power of willing or choosing; will. 3. a choice or decision made by the will. [1605–15; < Medieval Latin volitiō, derivative of Latin vol-, variant s. of velle to want, wish (see will¹)] vo•li′tion•al, vo•li′tion•ar`y, adj. vo•li′tion•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	volition - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredithwillfaculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mindvelleity - volition in its weakest form
	2.	volition - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"willingselection, choice, option, pick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"intention - an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her"

volition

noun free will, will, choice, election, choosing, option, purpose, resolution, determination, preference, discretion committing crimes of violence through cold, premeditated volitionof your own volition of your own free will, voluntarily Mr Coombes had gone to the police of his own volition.

volition

nounThe mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides:will.

Translations

Willeβούλησηdesideriodi propria volont...