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Involuntary


INVOL'UNTARY, adjective [Latin in and voluntarius. See Voluntary.]

1. Not having will or choice; unwilling.

2. Independent of will or choice. The motion of the heart and arteries is involuntary but not against the will.

3. Not proceeding from choice; not done willingly; opposed to the will. A slave and a conquered nation yield an involuntary submission to a master.