voluntary
Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
Other meanings
Done by design or intention; intentional.
“If a man accidentally kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.”
Working or done without payment.
“Wikimedia is a voluntary service.”
Related words
- voluntarily
- voluntary aided school
- voluntary controlled school
- voluntary agent
- voluntary muscle
- voluntary waste
- voluntary work
- voluntary manslaughter
- voluntary jurisdiction
- voluntary movement
- volun-told
Word history
From Latin "voluntārius" (willing, of free will).
Where this comes from
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