volition
Definitions
The faculty or power of using one's will.
The act of making a conscious choice or decision.
A deliberate or calculated exercise of the will.
Examples
She decided to leave the company of her own volition, seeking new challenges elsewhere.
The prisoner insisted that he had committed the crime of his own free volition, without any external coercion.
Synonyms
will choice determination volitionality free will discretion intent
Antonyms
coercion compulsion involuntariness necessity constraint force impotence