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involuntary adj. or adv. without intent, will, or choice. Participation in a crime is involuntary if forced by immediate threat to life or health of oneself or one's loved ones, and will result in dismissal or acquittal. 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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I sometimes experience periods of involuntary movement of all of my limbs, especially when I am over-tired. to make a quick involuntary movement as in alarm, surprise, or fright. ] a gliding involuntary movement of the eye in changing the point of fixation; it is a slower, smoother movement than is a saccade. |
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