Meanings
adjectivevolens (not comparable)
- not comparablelawIn the state of mind where one voluntarily accepts a specific risk.
A man who unwillingly performs dangerous work because he would otherwise lose his employment is not volens. A man does not act voluntarily unless he acts free from legal or moral compulsion.
1889, The Law Reports: Appeal cases before the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, also peerage cases, volume 14, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, page 182
Origin
- Latinvolens
- Englishvolens
From Latin volens (literally “wishing, willing”).
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