Look up involuntary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Involuntary means unintended. An involuntary action is one that is unintentional, i.e. without...
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Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by...
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Involuntary memory, also known as involuntary explicit memory, involuntary conscious memory, involuntary aware memory, madeleine moment, mind pops and...
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Involuntary euthanasia, typically regarded as a type of murder, occurs when euthanasia is performed on a person who would be able to provide informed...
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Manslaughter (redirect from Involuntary manslaughter)
as long as legal safeguards are observed, assisted suicide is legal. Involuntary manslaughter is the killing of a human being without intent of doing...
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Incel (redirect from Involuntary celibate)
Incel (/ˈɪnsɛl/ IN-sel; a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate") is a term associated with an online subculture of people (mostly white, male, and heterosexual)...
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Involuntary servitude or involuntary slavery is a legal and constitutional term for a person laboring against that person's will to benefit another, under...
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Involuntary muscle may refer to: Smooth muscle tissue Cardiac muscle This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Involuntary muscle...
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Involuntary park is a neologism coined by science fiction author and environmentalist Bruce Sterling to describe previously inhabited areas that for environmental...
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Involuntary Witness (Italian: Testimone Inconsapevole) is a legal thriller by Italian writer Gianrico Carofiglio, published originally in 2002 and translated...
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Involuntary unemployment occurs when a person is unemployed despite being willing to work at the prevailing wage. It is distinguished from voluntary unemployment...
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13th Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime of which one has been convicted...
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Baker Act (category Involuntary commitment)
for a) short-term, inpatient voluntary and involuntary examination, b) inpatient voluntary and involuntary admission of an individual for assessment and...
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Coprolalia (redirect from Involuntary swearing)
Coprolalia (/ˌkɒprəˈleɪliə/ KOP-rə-LAY-lee-ə) is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory...
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Earworm (redirect from Involuntary Musical Imagery)
person's mind even after it is no longer being played or spoken about. Involuntary Musical Imagery (INMI) is most common after earworms, but INMI as a label...
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Involuntary treatment refers to medical treatment undertaken without the consent of the person being treated. Involuntary treatment is permitted by law...
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Involuntary commitment or civil commitment is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe...
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Involuntary dismissal is the termination of a court case despite the plaintiff's objection. In United States federal courts, involuntary dismissal is governed...
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Orgasm (redirect from Involuntary orgasm)
pleasure resulting in rhythmic, involuntary muscular contractions in the pelvic region. Orgasms are controlled by the involuntary or autonomic nervous system...
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Pseudobulbar affect (redirect from Perpetual Involuntary Crying Syndrome (PICS))
recognize the pathological nature of PBA and the reassurance that this is an involuntary syndrome that is manageable. Traditionally, antidepressants such as sertraline...
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Tremor (redirect from Involuntary motion)
A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts...
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Castration (redirect from Involuntary castration)
behaviors, or any combination of those that may be considered deviant. Involuntary castration appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side...
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as the result of adequate provocation. Second, there is the form of involuntary manslaughter which is an unintentional homicide that was committed in...
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Lanterman–Petris–Short Act (redirect from 5150 (involuntary psychiatric hold))
Statutes, codified as Cal. Welf & Inst. Code, sec. 5000 et seq.) regulates involuntary civil commitment to a mental health institution in the state of California...
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Involuntary (Swedish: De ofrivilliga) is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben Östlund, and written by Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff. It is described...
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Reflex (redirect from Involuntary action)
In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. Reflexes are...
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Vomiting (redirect from Involuntary personal protein spill)
Vomiting (also known as emesis, puking and throwing up) is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and...
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Intrusive thought (redirect from Involuntary thought)
An intrusive thought is an unwelcome, involuntary thought, image, or unpleasant idea that may become an obsession, is upsetting or distressing, and can...
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Movement disorder (redirect from Abnormal involuntary movements)
syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. Movement disorders present...
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registered for New South Wales state elections. The party was founded as the Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party, before later renaming...
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