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involuntary

[in-vol-uhn-ter-ee] / ɪnˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i /


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"Involuntary installations have been a last – but necessary – resort for cases where repeated attempts to address debt with the customer through other means have been unsuccessful," she said.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Involuntary treatment is claimed to be necessary because people would not enter therapy voluntarily.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024

Involuntary servitude, however, is still in the Constitution.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024

Involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were abandoned three weeks after a new prosecutor team took over the case, though the same charge currently remains for weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023

Involuntary distractions are not sinful, since one is not bound to the impossible.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome




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