voluntariness
- a word derived from voluntary.
Example Sentences
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That shift becomes even clearer when the court addresses voluntariness.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
“If that had been true, surely they would have brought those issues up and prevailed in pretrial hearings on the voluntariness of their statements, as well as in their lawsuit against the city,” she wrote.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2019
The Court has not weighed in on the so-called voluntariness issue since DNA-based exonerations began to reveal just how common false confessions are in our justice system.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 6, 2018
“When a community member encounters an officer in full uniform who requests to conduct a search of their person, belongings, vehicle or home, a very thin line exists between voluntariness and coercion,” the report says.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2017
Coercion, as obstacle to consent, 40; effect on voluntariness of acts, 52.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
