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volens

adjective

  1. In the state of mind where one voluntarily accepts a specific risk.

    A man who unwillingly performs dangerous work because he would otherwise lose his employment is not volens. A man does not act voluntarily unless he acts free from legal or moral compulsion.

Where it comes from

From Latin volens (literally “wishing, willing”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry volens (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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