Legal Definition and Related Resources of Involuntary
Meaning of Involuntary
Not proceeding from choice; an act performed with constraint, or with repugnance, or without the will to do.
Involuntary Alternative Definition
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. Wolflf. Inst. § 5. The term is frequently used in connection with various proceedings to denote an adverse proceeding. Thus, involuntary bankruptcy proceedings are those instituted by a creditor, and not by the bankrupt. A nonsuit allowed on the motion of the defendant ind against the plaintiff’s will is an involuntary nonsuit. 223 111. 174; 180 111. 191.
Synonyms of Involuntary
adjective
- against one’s will
- averse
- coactus
- coercive
- compulsory
- forced
- independent of volition
- invitus
- mandatory
- non voluntarius
- obligatory
- unassenting
- unconscious
- unintended
- unintentional
- unmeditated
- unpremeditated
- unthinking
- unwilled
- unwilling
- without consent
- without power of choice
- without will Associated Concepts: involuntary bailment
- involuntary bankruptcy
- involuntary confession
- involuntary dismissal
- involuntary manslaughter
- involuntary payment
- involuntary sale
- involuntary servitude
- involuntary statements
- involuntary suretyship
- involuntary trust
- involuntary unemployment
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