volitionally

Variant of volition

noun

  1. the act of using the will; exercise of the will as in deciding what to do
  2. a conscious or deliberate decision or choice thus made
  3. the power or faculty of using the will

Origin: Fr < ML volitio < L volo, I wish, pres. indic. of velle, to be willing, to will

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