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voluntarity

voluntarity noun: the property of being voluntary.

Noun

voluntarity (uncountable)

  1. The property of being voluntary.
    • Moreover, there is no initial voluntarity in their being subjected to the threat. They are innocent and unwilling victims.2001, Paul A. Woodward, The Doctrine of Double Effect, page 293

Questions about voluntarity

What does voluntarity mean?
Voluntarity means the property of being voluntary.
What part of speech is voluntarity?
Voluntarity is a noun.

Words near voluntarity in the dictionary

  1. voluntarism
  2. voluntarisms
  3. voluntarist
  4. voluntaristic
  5. voluntarists
  6. voluntarity
  7. voluntary
  8. voluntary agent
  9. voluntary agents
  10. voluntary aided school
  11. voluntary aided schools

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