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voluntariness

Meaning of "voluntariness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF VOLUNTARINESS

ˈvɒləntərɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLUNTARINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voluntariness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOLUNTARINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Voluntariness

Voluntariness is a legal and philosophical concept referring to a choice being made of a person's free will, as opposed to being made as the result of coercion or duress. Philosophies such as libertarianism and voluntaryism, as well as many legal systems, hold that a contract must be voluntarily agreed to by a party in order to be binding on that party. The social contract rests on the concept of the voluntary consent of the governed. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provide that "Before accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court must address the defendant personally in open court and determine that the plea is voluntary and did not result from force, threats, or promises." The actual voluntariness is suspect, in that it is common for prosecutors to threaten to seek more prison time unless the defendant agrees to plead guilty. For this reason, common law courts historically took a negative view of guilty pleas.

Definition of voluntariness in the English dictionary

The definition of voluntariness in the dictionary is the condition of being performed, undertaken, or brought about by free choice, willingly, or without being asked.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLUNTARINESS

airiness · dilatoriness · dreariness · hairiness · insanitariness · jitteriness · obligatoriness · ordinariness · plasteriness · predatoriness · rudimentariness · sanitariness · satisfactoriness · sedentariness · slipperiness · solitariness · unparliamentariness · wateriness · weariness · winteriness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLUNTARINESS

voluntaries · voluntarily · voluntarism · voluntarist · voluntaristic · voluntary · voluntary agency · Voluntary Aid Detachment · voluntary arrangement · voluntary body · voluntary euthanasia · voluntary helper · voluntary liquidation · voluntary manslaughter · voluntary organization · voluntary redundancy · voluntary retailer · voluntary school · voluntary sector

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLUNTARINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · comeliness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · friendliness · happiness · holiness · laziness · loneliness · loveliness · readiness · timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of voluntariness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «voluntariness» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF VOLUNTARINESS

Find out the translation of voluntariness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of voluntariness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voluntariness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

自愿
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

voluntariedad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

voluntariness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

स्वेच्छाधीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الطوعية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

добровольность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

voluntariedade
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

voluntariness
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

volontaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sukarela
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Willkürlichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

任意性
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

임의성
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Voluntariness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự nguyện
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

voluntariness
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

स्वैच्छिकता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gönüllülük
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

volontarietà
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dobrowolność
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

добровільність
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

voluntariatului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εθελοντικότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voluntariness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frivillighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frivillighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voluntariness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLUNTARINESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of voluntariness
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voluntariness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLUNTARINESS»

Discover the use of voluntariness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voluntariness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Language of Murder Cases: Intentionality, ...
VoLunTarIness. In. Murder. Cases. Having described murder cases in which law enforcement did not yet know who the perpetrator might be (chapter 4) and cases in which suspects were believed to be planning to solicit murder (chapter 5), ...
Roger W. Shuy, 2014
2
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
Three elements are basic to the legal aspects of informed consent: capacity, comprehension of information, and voluntariness (Anderson, 1996; Crawford, 1994; Stromberg & Dellinger, 1993). Capacity means that the client has the ability to ...
Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Patrick Callanan, 2007
3
Acting on Principles: A Thomistic Perspective in Making ...
With this understanding we can now explain some other aspects of voluntariness . Intention Human acts, in order to be voluntary, must be intended. Such intention can be actual or virtual. Actual intention is direct and immediate as when a ...
Janko Zagar, 1984
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Miranda's Waning Protections: Police Interrogation Practices ...
chapter. 4. The. Due. Process. Voluntariness. Test. The Supreme Court began its effort to regulate police interrogation practices in 1936, when it considered for the first time whether the admission of a confession in a state criminal case was so ...
Welsh S. White, 2003
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Liberty, Desert and the Market: A Philosophical Study
rights-definition of voluntariness, by contrast, deals with cases where consent has indeed been given, but where the agent seems to face a restricted choice. It denies that such restricted choice undermines the voluntariness of the action and  ...
Serena Olsaretti, 2004
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The Point of No Return: Refugees, Rights, and Repatriation
Yet nowhere was the content, scope, or relevance of 'voluntariness' in repatriation discussed. Despite countless repetitions of the phrase in UN General Assembly resolutions, the OAU 1969 Convention, and tripartite repatriation agreements, ...
Katy Long, 2013
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Aquinas: Basic Works
first investigate voluntariness and involuntariness [q. 6] and then the circumstances of the acts in which voluntariness and involuntariness are found [q . 7]. Concerning voluntariness and involuntariness in general there are eight questions: ...
Robert Pasnau, Jeffrey Hause, Thomas Aquinas, 2014
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The Impact of Voluntariness, Gender, and Age on Subjective ...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the data collected on ARRT certified radiographers utilizing digital imaging equipment support the modified TAM2 theoretical model in a radiology department where the ...
Nina K. Kowalczyk, 2008
9
Practical Aspects of Interview and Interrogation, Second Edition
Although Escobedo, Massiah, and Miranda overshadowed the voluntariness rule for testing the admissibility of a confession, it is still the voluntariness of the confession that is the fundamental issue in determining the admissibility of a ...
David E. Zulawski, Douglas E. Wicklander, Shane G. Sturman, 2001
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Mediation Law and Practice
One of the questions that might be asked is whether voluntariness is something that must exist at all stages of a party's involvement, or whether it is only essential at one or two crucial stages. In 'Voluntariness and Consensuality: Defining ...
David Spencer, Michael Brogan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLUNTARINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voluntariness is used in the context of the following news items.
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UNHCR presents first draft of Myanmar repatriation plan | Bangkok …
... and those who are disabled), and ensuring voluntariness among refugees. Blooming Night Zan, the joint general-secretary of the Karen Refugee Committee, ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
2
Criminal – Confession – Voluntariness – Hearsay
Where a judge denied a defendant's motion to suppress two written confessions, a remand must be ordered because the judge erroneously disregarded ... «Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Defence Ministry promotes selective military recruitment
"I believe a certain form of voluntariness could be a solution," he said, adding that it would be a question how the public would react to the voluntary draft. «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
4
Defense Ministry doesn't want draft
“I believe a certain form of voluntariness could be a solution,” he said, adding that it would be a question how the public would react to the voluntary draft. «Prague Post, Jun 15»
5
All V4 countries oppose EC´s refugee quotas - Czech PM
The V4 countries believe that the acceptance of refugees should be based on the principle of voluntariness, he said. Sobotka and representatives of the other V4 ... «Czech Happenings, Jun 15»
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PM: All V4 countries oppose EC's refugee quotas
... markedly diverted from the original proposal by the European Council that spoke about voluntariness in terms of reallocation and resettlement," Sobotka said. «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
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Nyanya Bomb Blasts: Judge to Determine if Accused Made …
Justice Mohammed adjourned till June 2nd and 3rd, 2015 to commence the trial-with-in trial in the matter to ascertain the voluntariness of the confessional ... «THISDAY Live, May 15»
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Judge Utilizes Drug Court
It was noted that there would need to be a voluntariness hearing in the case; ... the voluntariness hearing would be held immediately before the trial on April 20. «Wetzel Chronicle, Apr 15»
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'Gardai threatened man to make him confess to being the owner of …
Judge Ring said that encouraging a suspect in a particular direction during a garda interview can affect the voluntariness of their statement. She said she was ... «Irish Independent, Jan 15»
10
Wellness programs face muddy regulatory waters
A wellness program is not subject to the ADA's voluntariness requirement if it is covered by the ADA's “health plan safe harbor.” The safe harbor provides that the ... «Employee Benefit News, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
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