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involuntary
(encz) | involuntary,bezděčný adj: PetrV |
involuntary
(encz) | involuntary,nedobrovolný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
involuntary
(encz) | involuntary,nechtěný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Involuntary
(gcide) | Involuntary \In*vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. involuntarius. See In-
not, and Voluntary.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not having will or the power of choice.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not
voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;
involuntary muscle fibers.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;
compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Involute |
involuntary
(wn) | involuntary
adj 1: not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary
manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary
shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They
sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy [syn: involuntary,
nonvoluntary, unvoluntary] [ant: voluntary]
2: controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious
control; "involuntary muscles"; "gave an involuntary start"
[ant: voluntary] |
INVOLUNTARY
(bouvier) | INVOLUNTARY. An involuntary act is that which is performed with constraint,
(q. v.) or with repugnance, or without the will to do it. An action is
involuntary then, which is performed under duress. Wolff, Sec. 5. Vide
Duress.
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freedom from involuntary servitude
(encz) | freedom from involuntary servitude, n: |
involuntary muscle
(encz) | involuntary muscle, n: |
involuntary risk
(encz) | involuntary risk,nedobrovolné riziko [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
involuntary trust
(encz) | involuntary trust, n: |
Involuntary
(gcide) | Involuntary \In*vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. involuntarius. See In-
not, and Voluntary.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not having will or the power of choice.
[1913 Webster]
2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not
voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;
involuntary muscle fibers.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;
compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Involute |
freedom from involuntary servitude
(wn) | freedom from involuntary servitude
n 1: a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US
Constitution |
involuntary muscle
(wn) | involuntary muscle
n 1: a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found
in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine
and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart) [syn:
smooth muscle, involuntary muscle] |
involuntary trust
(wn) | involuntary trust
n 1: a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the
parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully
deprived of its rights [syn: constructive trust,
involuntary trust] |
INVOLUNTARY
(bouvier) | INVOLUNTARY. An involuntary act is that which is performed with constraint,
(q. v.) or with repugnance, or without the will to do it. An action is
involuntary then, which is performed under duress. Wolff, Sec. 5. Vide
Duress.
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