Look up involuntary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Involuntary means unintended. An involuntary action is one that is unintentional, i.e. without...

Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation, or informally in Great Britain sectioning, being sectioned, commitment...

Involuntary memory is a sub-component of memory that occurs when cues encountered in everyday life evoke recollections of the past without conscious effort...

An incel (/ˈɪnsɛl/ IN-sel; an abbreviation of "involuntarily celibate"), is a member of an online subculture of mostly male and heterosexual people who...

Involuntary unemployment occurs when a person is unemployed despite being willing to work at the prevailing wage. It is distinguished from voluntary unemployment...

assisted suicide is legal as long as legal safeguards are observed. Involuntary manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without the intent...

pleasure resulting in rhythmic, involuntary muscular contractions in the pelvic region. Orgasms are controlled by the involuntary or autonomic nervous system...

Involuntary servitude is a legal and constitutional term for a person laboring against that person's will to benefit another, under some form of coercion...

Involuntary treatment or mandatory treatment refers to medical treatment undertaken without the consent of the person being treated. Involuntary treatment...

United States on sex offenders as a way of averting their incarceration. Involuntary castration appears in the history of warfare, sometimes used by one side...

health practitioners, judges, and law enforcement officers to detain and involuntarily commit individuals to a mental health facility for up to 72 hours. This...

Involuntary euthanasia, typically regarded as a type of murder, occurs when euthanasia is performed on a person who would be able to provide informed...

the Constitution states the following: Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have...

Involuntary (Swedish: De ofrivilliga) is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Ruben Östlund, and written by Östlund and Erik Hemmendorff. It is described...

A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts...

charged Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with one count each of involuntary manslaughter. Halls agreed to plead guilty to the charge of the negligent...

death in 2009. In 2011, during People v. Murray, Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death for having inadvertently overdosed him...

coerced sterilization, refers to any government-mandated program to involuntarily sterilize a specific group of people. Sterilization removes a person's...

Coprolalia (/ˌkɒprəˈleɪliə/ KOP-rə-LAY-lee-ə) is involuntary swearing or the involuntary utterance of obscene words or socially inappropriate and derogatory...

management Forced genital mutilation Involuntary castration Forced circumcision Male expendability Malicious castration Involuntary penis removal Shame-stroke Groom...

A flashback, or involuntary recurrent memory, is a psychological phenomenon in which an individual has a sudden, usually powerful, re-experiencing of...

Involuntary dismissal is the termination of a court case despite the plaintiff's objection. In United States federal courts, involuntary dismissal is governed...

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...

Involuntary Witness (Italian: Testimone Inconsapevole) is a legal thriller by Italian writer Gianrico Carofiglio, published originally in 2002 and translated...

1980, the United Nations established the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, "the first United Nations human rights thematic mechanism...

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...

it only connected with the motor side. Most autonomous functions are involuntary but they can often work in conjunction with the somatic nervous system...

An intrusive thought is an unwelcome, involuntary thought, image, or unpleasant idea that may become an obsession, is upsetting or distressing, and can...

Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may...

categorised in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is when a person wishes to have their life ended...

Proposition 6, titled Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for Crime Amendment, was a California ballot proposition and constitutional amendment...

Aktion T4 (German, pronounced [akˈtsi̯oːn teː fiːɐ]) was an involuntary euthanasia program which targeted people with disabilities and the mentally ill...

illnesses. The 1975 Supreme Court decision O'Connor v. Donaldson limited involuntary psychiatric hospitalization to those who posed a danger to themselves...

murder. On March 3, 2026, Colin was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in relation to the shooting and was sentenced to 15 years...

creditors can have a person who owes them money declared bankrupt involuntarily by a court. This can be done when a creditor can prove that they are...

as the result of adequate provocation. Second, there is the form of involuntary manslaughter which is an unintentional homicide that was committed in...

1878 and 1912, as many as two million Muslims emigrated voluntarily or involuntarily from the Balkans. When one adds those who were killed or expelled between...

age of 18 was charged with murder, but was subsequently convicted of involuntary manslaughter (reduced from the jury trial verdict) of eight-month-old...

In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. Reflexes are...

which is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as all involuntary work or service exacted under the menace of a penalty. However, under...

(Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution made slavery and involuntary servitude illegal, except as punishment for a crime. The amendment was...

invasion gone wrong. Peres Magalhães had previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Ryan's death and testified as the key witness for the...

A hypnic jerk is defined as a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep...

Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home...

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death was a homicide. Law enforcement officials charged Murray with involuntary manslaughter on February 8, 2010. In late 2011, he was found guilty of...

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism's life. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition...

as grandchildren or nephews) they admire in order to avoid deochi, an involuntary curse on the individual being admired or "strangely looked upon", which...

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is an iatrogenic disorder that results in involuntary repetitive body movements, which may include grimacing, sticking out the...

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...

in actions to generate publicity within a narrow area of interest An involuntary public figure, an individual who has become a public figure as a result...

An Involuntary Spy is a 2013 political suspense thriller by Kenneth G. Eade. It was Eade's first novel. The novel is a fictional spy thriller that critics...

held desire to die. The case was the subject of an investigation and involuntary manslaughter trial in Massachusetts, colloquially known as the "texting...

A fasciculation, or muscle twitch, is a spontaneous, involuntary muscle contraction and relaxation, involving fine muscle fibers. They are common, with...

Nystagmus is a condition of involuntary (or voluntary, in some cases) eye movement. People can be born with it but more commonly acquire it in infancy...

own. In 1998, science fiction author Bruce Sterling coined the term involuntary park to describe previously inhabited areas that for environmental, economic...

later on September 1, 2015, and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for Argentino's death. This eventually led WWE to suspend...

day by Kevin Poulsen in Wired magazine; the story said Lamo had been involuntarily hospitalized and diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Poulsen, by then...

causes his voice to quaver and makes speech difficult. It is a form of involuntary movement affecting the larynx, related to dystonia. Kennedy said he traveled...

criticized by those who believe people should be able to opt-out of involuntary data collection. Additionally, while Facebook users have the ability...

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foreign nationals are subjected to numerous human rights abuses including involuntary servitude. They are subjected to physical and sexual abuse, non-payment...

hiccough) is an involuntary contraction (myoclonic jerk) of the diaphragm that may repeat several times per minute. The hiccup is an involuntary action involving...

of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and eight counts of involuntary manslaughter for killing federal law enforcement personnel. He was sentenced...

1878 and 1912, as many as two million Muslims emigrated voluntarily or involuntarily from the Balkans. When one adds those who were killed or expelled between...

A spasm is a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, such as the bladder. A spasmodic muscle contraction may...

"Dissecting an earworm: Melodic features and song popularity predict involuntary musical imagery" (PDF). Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the...

disturbances and auditory disturbances. Later symptoms include dementia, involuntary movements, blindness, deafness, weakness, and coma. About 70% of sufferers...

population transfer in the Soviet Union and others were forced into involuntary settlements in the Soviet Union. The Soviet-German War (1941–1945) led...

was given sole custody. By the end of the month, she was put on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. In February, her...

"Dissecting an earworm: Melodic features and song popularity predict involuntary musical imagery" (PDF). Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the...

A week later, Cher countered with a divorce suit, accusing him of "involuntary servitude" and withholding her rightful share of their earnings. Their...

reduced to six years. Fourteen Liverpool fans received convictions for involuntary manslaughter. Fagan had announced his retirement just before the disaster...

recognize the pathological nature of PBA and the reassurance that this is an involuntary syndrome that is manageable. Traditionally, antidepressants such as sertraline...

Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary, irregular (lacking rhythm) twitching of a muscle, a joint, or a group of muscles, different from clonus, which is rhythmic...

Ohio, Oregon and Texas—lawmakers unsuccessfully attempted to legalize involuntary deprogramming, either through a deprogramming bill or conservatorship...

as echokinesis) is the involuntary repetition or imitation of another person's actions. Similar to echolalia, the involuntary repetition of sounds and...

Drug Services Act of 1993", is a Florida law that provides a means of involuntary and voluntary assessment and stabilization and treatment of a person...

state-dependent memory Childhood memory Exosomatic memory Free recall Involuntary memory flashbacks Levels of processing model Metamemory Muscle memory...

Involuntary non-striated muscle...

local, involuntary muscle contraction Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle contractions Myokymia, a continuous, involuntary muscle...

Palilalia, a complex tic, is a language disorder characterized by the involuntary repetition of syllables, words, or phrases. It has features resembling...

voluntarily in the pursuit of specific goals but can also be diverted involuntarily when a strong stimulus captures a person's attention. Attention is relevant...

representative body of the people, can be said to be the imposition of involuntary servitude in violation of the prohibitions of the Thirteenth Amendment...

sometimes referred to as phallophobia. Spontaneous erections, also known as involuntary, random or unwanted erections, are commonplace and a normal part of male...

forms, encopresis, is a lack of control over defecation, leading to involuntary loss of bowel contents—including flatus (gas), liquid stool elements...

bewitching singing voice has the enigmatic quality which causes tears of involuntary emotion to splash down your face in the way Eva Cassidy's did before...

also announced its plan to crack down on websites that make people involuntarily subscribe to mobile subscription plans. On September 2, 2020, with the...

Vomiting (scientifically known as emesis, and otherwise known as puking, and throwing up) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through...

who chose to come to the United States, and their descendants) versus "involuntary" or "caste-like" minorities (descendants of groups of persons who found...

During her tenure, Reddit initiated an anti-harassment policy, banned involuntary sexualization, and banned several forums that focused on bigoted content...

The American Association for the Abolition of Involuntary Mental Hospitalization (AAAIMH) was an organization founded in 1970 by Thomas Szasz, George...

Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing "slavery [and] involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime". Lincoln announced a Reconstruction...

between Christian evangelism and proselytism, regarding proselytism as involuntary or coerced; the two terms can also be understood to merely be synonyms...

Council Nineteenth session. "Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances" (PDF). UN. pp. 3, 113. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 'The...

attention. Invoking Florida's Baker Act, medical personnel placed him on an involuntary hold for up to 72 hours. Hilton survived the incident, though his TikTok...

This process is called involuntary denied boarding or (less formally) bumping. The proportion of passengers who are involuntarily denied boarding is around...

The palmar grasp reflex (or grasp reflex) is a primitive and involuntary reflex found in infants of humans and most primates. When an object, such as...

The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has been set up to investigate cases in which persons are detained or killed by states in...

conspiring to build a weapon of mass destruction and of eight counts of involuntary manslaughter of federal officers. After he was sentenced on June 4, 1998...

Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result...

police officer Justin Rapp fatally shot him. Barriss pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and several previous unrelated crimes, and in March 2019...

Pennsylvania case involving Victor Győry, a Hungarian refugee who had been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in April 1969. The police officers...

becoming sexually aroused at some point in their lives. Vaginismus is involuntary tensing of the pelvic floor musculature, making coitus, or any form of...

Chorea, or (rarely) choreia, (/kəˈriə/) is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder, characterized by quick movements of the hands or feet. It is one...

to (that is, voluntary childlessness), also called being "childfree". Involuntary childlessness can be due infertility and inability to adopt. Infertility...

its permanent cancellation in January 2023, effectively marking his involuntary retirement from touring. On 6 September 2019, Osbourne featured on the...

suit decided that antipsychotic medications "may not be prescribed to involuntarily committed mental patients in non-emergency situations without their...

Antwerp Court of Appeal, eighteen students were each found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and degrading. Each of the students was acquitted of other...

1987/1988), Ashley's mother, was charged with her death and convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Ashley's father, Liang Zhao, was also tried and found guilty...

mentioned in the first Soviet decrees about involuntary labor camps. Compared to the Gulag labor camps, the involuntary settlements had the appearance of "normal"...

of antipsychotics may result in many unwanted side-effects, such as involuntary movement disorders, gynecomastia, impotence, weight-gain and metabolic...

Ayala for getting Onfroy sent to a "mental asylum". Onfroy had been involuntarily hospitalized under Florida's Baker Act in 2016 after Ayala and Onfroy's...

25 July 2023. Kennedy, Maev (30 November 2000). "Reading Remembers an Involuntary Guest". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2026. Sandulescu, C. George...

In medicine, health, or physical fitness, weight loss is a reduction of the total body mass, by a mean loss of fluid, body fat (adipose tissue), or lean...

an individual consciously or unconsciously directs influence upon the involuntary mind. Students learned that every change in thought, emotion, or bodily...

especially the pubococcygeus muscle. Vaginal contractions are generally an involuntary muscular response to orgasm. Women can control the muscles of the vagina...

memorandum authorizing involuntary euthanasia in October 1939 to serve as the legal basis for Aktion T4, the Nazi involuntary euthanasia program. Its...

public services; widespread corruption and criminality; refugees and involuntary movement of populations; and sharp economic decline. Since 2005, the...

vice president. The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, and authorized Congress...

convicted of kidnapping, rape, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, and interfering with the custody of a committed...

manslaughter brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but...

benzodiazepines lorazepam and midazolam by his doctor. Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011, and was released in October 2013 after...

and without symptoms. The issue of involuntary consumption is therefore contentious. In most legal systems, involuntary loss of control is limited to cases...

police officers were formally charged. One officer was charged with involuntary manslaughter, while the other two were charged with misconduct. Prosecutors...

manslaughter is one of two main types of manslaughter, the other being involuntary manslaughter. Provocation consists of the reasons for which one person...

"environmental tobacco smoke" to refer to the airborne matter, while "involuntary smoking" and "passive smoking" refer to exposure to second-hand smoke...

use of formal coercion such as involuntary commitment combined with involuntary treatment. An example of involuntary treatment in mental health care...

characterized externally by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses called blocks...

dictionary. Tetany or tetanic seizure is a medical sign consisting of the involuntary contraction of muscles, which may be caused by disorders that increase...

Coprographia is involuntarily making vulgar writings or drawings. The word comes from the Greek κόπρος (kópros), meaning "feces", and γραφή (graphḗ),...

June 1986, where she accepted a plea bargain by pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter and several drug charges. She served 15 months in prison...

stated the party spreads misinformation. The party was founded as the Involuntary Medication Objectors (Vaccination/Fluoride) Party, before later renaming...

was acquitted of charges of aggravated murder, child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. She was found guilty of abuse of a corpse and received...

subsequently have Lyme arthritis. Other research shows that synkinesis (involuntary movement of a facial muscle when another one is voluntarily moved) can...

Clonus is a set of involuntary and rhythmic muscular contractions and relaxations. Clonus is a sign of certain neurological conditions, particularly associated...

attributed to infection, hormonal issues, or irritants, vaginismus is an involuntary tightening of the vagina muscles during vaginal penetration that is caused...

fluid during stimulation prior to ejaculating. Ejaculation involves involuntary contractions of the pelvic floor and is normally linked with orgasm....

Forced assimilation is the involuntary cultural assimilation of religious or ethnic minority groups, during which they are forced by a government to adopt...

this action however, the sword reacts to Ichigo's Quincy blood and involuntarily forces him to deliver the killing blow, severing his body into two pieces...

authorities opened an investigation against X[clarification needed] for "involuntary manslaughter by inattention, recklessness, carelessness, negligence or...

of the illness, patients may exhibit poor coordination, dementia and involuntary movements. The length of time between exposure and the development of...

parole. The jury also had the option of deciding if he was guilty of involuntary manslaughter (where the death occurs without intent but "through the...

about a series of issues. It was found, according to Munro, that the involuntary confinement of religious groups, political dissidents, and whistleblowers...

Spermatorrhea, or spermatorrhoea, is a condition of excessive, involuntary seminal discharge. In several cultures, spermatorrhea referred to ejaculation...

slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for convicted individuals. Instead, the amendment explicitly states that slavery and involuntary servitude...

anniversary of Reed's death and was found guilty of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, evidence tampering, and abuse of corpse, among other offenses...

It mandates evidence of dangerousness to oneself or to others before involuntary treatment for mental illness. The term "dangerousness" refers to one's...

perceived offense. The later ongoing series by Grant explained this as an involuntary drug-induced psychosis. In the mid-1980s, writer Steven Grant and artist...

efficacy of antidepressants is controversial. Hospitalization (which may be involuntary) may be necessary in cases with associated self-neglect or a significant...

and included a provision that would allow MHSA funds to be used for "involuntary services" if certain criteria were met. In 2004, Los Angeles County implemented...

individuals, and those with neurological injury, urination may occur as an involuntary reflex. Brain centers that regulate urination include the pontine micturition...

White who had ignited the pyrotechnics, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in 2006 and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison with...

15-year-old Ethiopian boy was convicted on 14 December 2022 and sentenced to involuntary commitment for aggravated child rape and attempted murder. Local newspaper...

Netflix is an American global streaming-on-demand media provider that since 2007 has distributed many original streaming television shows, including original...

"getting the sack" or "getting sacked" are also used. A less severe form of involuntary termination is often referred to as a layoff (also redundancy or being...

rights were violated when she and her fellow students and teachers were involuntarily confined within their classrooms, accompanying additional unlawful seizure...

live. Those individuals were targeted to be murdered by the state via involuntary euthanasia, usually through the compulsion or deception of their caretakers...

as well as an original story and setting. Developed by users ~JV~ and Involuntary Twitch, the game was made using the Pokémon Essentials fan-made add-on...

assistant Max Harris with felony involuntary manslaughter. In 2018, both pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in a plea bargain with...

finances and voting power in the band's corporate structure, and he was involuntarily admitted for a three-day stay at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica...

she attended. Her captor, Thomas Hose, eventually pleaded guilty to involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and other related offenses and was sentenced...

another person to die. Negligent homicide can be distinguished from involuntary manslaughter by its mens rea requirement: negligent homicide requires...

A forced confession is a confession obtained from a suspect or a prisoner by means of torture (including enhanced interrogation techniques) or other forms...

uprooted or lived in constant fear that they or their families would be involuntarily relocated, "the massive deportation traumatized Black people" throughout...

consequences or social rejection if they are exposed, either voluntarily or involuntarily, as sadomasochists. Within feminist circles, the discussion is split...

the killing was not premeditated, due to which Davis was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with a chance of...

self-defense. As a result, Gaskins received an extra three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. He escaped from prison in 1955 by hiding in the back of...

which Lisa swabs him with nerd sweat, which forces Nelson Muntz to involuntarily get up and start punching Tatum and give him a wedgie, to little effect...

to 1987, it was assumed that the Lanterman–Petris–Short Act allowed involuntary treatment for those who were detained under an initial three-day hold...

employees were pretty heavily riffed". eRIF – Layoff notice by email. IRIF – Involuntary reduction in force – The employee(s) did not voluntarily choose to leave...

convict leasing system. Convict leasing was one of the forms of legalized involuntary servitude common in the American South from the 1880s through the 1940s...

In human sexuality, paralysis, also known as rape paralysis, involuntary paralysis, fright (or faint), or tonic immobility, is a natural bodily survival...

that Baldwin may be guilty of involuntary manslaughter. In January 2024, a grand jury indicted Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge. The indictment...

(Retired).[citation needed] Officially, the name stands for "Linear Involuntary Neural-override Engagement"; this is, however, a backronym coined during...

goal of Project Artichoke was to determine whether a person could be involuntarily made to perform an act of attempted assassination. The project also...

her death. In August 2023, records show that Victoria had been held involuntarily at a hospital in Greenbrae, California, after being deemed a danger...

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) is an international human rights organization which focuses on the issue of forced disappearance...

decision that found Medical University of South Carolina's policy regarding involuntary drug testing of pregnant women to violate the Fourth Amendment. The Court...

the Constitution of Colorado to remove language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude only as punishment for crime. Article II, Section 26 of the...

Structural unemployment is a form of involuntary unemployment caused by a mismatch between the skills that workers in the economy can offer, and the skills...

Canada) was a federal political party in Canada founded in 1973. It was involuntarily deregistered on March 31, 2026. The party was founded in July 1973 by...

Human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir range from mass killings, enforced disappearances, torture, sexual violence to political repression and suppression...

capacity to discharge completely the dammed-up sexual excitation through involuntary, pleasurable convulsions of the body." His last published definition...

In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. In 1895 an investigation into verbal...

In the United States military, stop-loss is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order...

include tendons and perimysium. Smooth and cardiac muscle contract involuntarily, without conscious intervention. These muscle types may be activated...

that there is a risk of harm to self or others, they may impose short involuntary hospitalization. Long-term hospitalization is used on a small number...

someone commits a first- or second-degree felony, besides voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, in the course of or causing another person's death. Standard...

Kohnstamm (1871–1917) in 1915, Kohnstamm's phenomenon is a sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle after a prolonged voluntary contraction. The...

Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure the handgun used in the shooting....

the German physicist and polymath Hermann von Helmholtz to describe an involuntary, pre-rational and reflex-like mechanism which is part of the formation...

Calhoun also "believed that the highest forms of civilization depend on involuntary servitude. Not only that, but he also believed that the races he thought...

Law, effective since November 1999, is a New York State law concerning involuntary outpatient commitment also known as assisted outpatient treatment. It...

embroiled in the conflict on the British side, either voluntarily or involuntarily. By the end of the war, many Indigenous Africans had been armed and...

the F-86 pilot parachuted to safety, but was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. July 30 – Pan Am Flight 845, a Boeing 747-100 flying from...

employees who were involuntarily separated from employment. Unemployment benefit is also referred to as unemployment insurance or involuntary separation benefit...

a failed robbery. Later that year, Webb pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter, robbery and motor vehicle theft, and was given a 20-year...

the free dictionary. The blackpill is an ideology espoused by incels ("involuntary celibates"). Blackpill or Black Pill may also refer to: Blackpill, Swansea...

Carolina Colony from Bermuda in 1670. The war would lead to voluntary and involuntary immigration to Bermuda from new areas, including Irish and Scottish prisoners...

in the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible for regulating involuntary functions within the human body. This nerve carries both sensory and...

for adults in their 20s for happy involuntary memories but not for unhappy involuntary memories. Happy involuntary memories were also more than twice...

and self-help are also options. In a minority of cases, there may be involuntary detention or treatment. Prevention programs have been shown to reduce...

coercive psychiatry. He was a staunch opponent of civil commitment and involuntary psychiatric treatment but believed in and practiced psychiatry and psychotherapy...

Julius Wagner-Jauregg (Austrian German: [ˈjuːli̯ʊs ˈvaːɡnɐ ˈjaʊrɛk]; 7 March 1857 – 27 September 1940) was an Austrian physician who won the Nobel Prize...

Foundation. In 2026, John Davidson, a Tourette syndrome campaigner, involuntarily shouted racial slurs at the BAFTA Awards. Jamie Foxx responded publicly...

v t e Mental health law General Involuntary treatment Involuntary commitment (by country) Outpatient commitment Patients' rights Psychiatry Right to health...

Switzerland had legislation to involuntarily detain or examine those suspected to have tuberculosis, or involuntarily treat them if infected. As of 2025...

Sphincters can also be voluntarily or involuntarily controlled: Voluntary sphincters are supplied by somatic nerves. Involuntary sphincters are stimulated by autonomic...

is the traditional practice of senicide (killing of the elderly) or involuntary euthanasia, by their own family members, observed in some parts of southern...

Washington, Audrey (April 20, 2024). "Ex-Woodstock police officer indicted on involuntary manslaughter charge following deadly shooting". WSBTV. Retrieved December...

demanding unspecified damages from them and a criminal conviction for involuntary manslaughter against the Espaillats. On 12 June, Antonio Espaillat was...

through eugenics and its culmination was the compulsory sterilisation or involuntary euthanasia of physically or mentally disabled people. After World War...

needed] The criminal case was ultimately unsuccessful, since at the time, involuntary sterilization of the "feeble minded" was legal in California. The state...

sexual exploitation and trafficking, forced slave labor, bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, and child soldiery. The organization was founded...

functions continued through segregation, sharecropping, and convict leasing. Involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime remains legal. By the time of the...

lack of insight regarding the necessity of treatment, and thus may be involuntarily treated without their consent. AN has a high mortality and patients...

decreased threshold) of spinal reflexes including spasticity, clonus (involuntary, successive cycles of contraction/relaxation of a muscle), and an extensor...

analysis within the social sciences, and describes any voluntary or involuntary interpersonal relationship between more than 2 conspecifics within and/or...

control of exhalation can be broken down into voluntary control and involuntary control. During voluntary exhalation, air is held in the lungs and released...

applied to Tilikum, and thus that the orca's confinement amounted to involuntary servitude or slavery. The court held that the Thirteenth Amendment only...

Dyskinesia is a category of movement disorders that are characterized by involuntary muscle movements, including movements similar to tics or chorea and diminished...

understand the mechanics of pompoir, a distinction must be made between the involuntary and voluntary muscle layers that comprise the vagina. The vaginal wall...

1968 that prohibits possession of a firearm by a person who has been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. The court did not rule on the provision's...

Copropraxia is a tic consisting of involuntarily performing obscene or forbidden gestures, or inappropriate touching. The word comes from the Greek κόπρος...

is the involuntary initiation of a planned action in response to a startling stimulus. While the classic startle reflex involves involuntary protective...

Myokymia is an involuntary, spontaneous, localized quivering of a few muscles, or bundles within a muscle, but which are insufficient to move a joint...

controlled by mere will, subject instead to both unwanted impotence and involuntary erections. Augustine censured those who try to prevent the creation of...

functioning by life-support machines, precluding the use of complex involuntary motions as a test for brain activity. Some neurologists believe that...

Schweitzer, were put on trial in the United States and found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide. Later they were found guilty of...

between individual cases including whether or not the act was voluntary or involuntary: Voluntary culpable homicide is homicide where the mens rea for murder...

old in 1973, respectively) are two African-American sisters who were involuntarily sterilized by tubal ligation by a federally funded family planning clinic...

The extra spurious cycle stealing, as the rendezvous radar updated an involuntary counter, caused the computer alarms. When Armstrong again looked outside...

main symptom of benign fasciculation syndrome is focal or widespread involuntary muscle activity. The benign twitches usually have a constant location...

participants to be involuntarily rather than deliberately retrieved. However, as 20% of participants in this study used deliberate recall, involuntary retrieval...

the province. The main purpose of the legislation is to regulate the involuntary admission of people into a psychiatric hospital. Since the changes brought...

reddening of a person's face due to psychological reasons. It is normally involuntary and triggered by emotional stress associated with passion, embarrassment...

weakness, arm drift (i.e., if a person, when asked to raise both arms, involuntarily lets one arm drift downward) and abnormal speech are the findings most...

commonly occurring type of incontinence, the involuntary excretion of urine Fecal incontinence, the involuntary excretion of bowel contents Lack of moderation...

process. Involuntary commitment, which can be enforced legally through sectioning, is an important issue in the movement. When sectioned, involuntary treatment...

Coercion involves compelling a party to act in an involuntary manner through the use of threats, including threats to use force against that party. It...

callous domination and next of Gatsby's dehumanizing adoration. She involuntarily becomes the holy grail at the center of Gatsby's unrealistic quest to...

males. It consists of the lateral and medial parts. Cremaster is an involuntary muscle, responsible for the cremasteric reflex; a protective and physiologic...

and had characterized the committee "as the 'unwitting handmaiden', 'involuntary agent' and 'attorneys in fact' of the Communist Party", and had "acted...

Schwartz were charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass. On March 9, 2015, Miller pled guilty to felony involuntary manslaughter and criminal...

the context. Forms of sentence involving penal labour have included involuntary servitude, penal servitude, and imprisonment with hard labour. The term...

is about 5 mm thick, and is formed by an aggregation of the smooth (involuntary) circular muscle fibers of the rectum. [citation needed] The internal...

involuntary muscle spasms. The advantage of flaccid paralysis is that the subject is rendered incapacitated instantaneously, preventing involuntary muscle...

feel unbearable, however, making their assumed manipulative behavior an involuntary and unintentional response. Behavioral patterns associated with BPD frequently...

1974, at the age of 17. Investigators believe Amy's disappearance was involuntary and although no definitive leads as to the exact circumstances surrounding...

Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished "slavery and involuntary servitude" on December 6, 1865, after which Blacks were supposed to be...

Laryngospasm is an uncontrolled or involuntary muscular contraction (spasm) of the vocal folds. It may be triggered when the vocal cords or the area of...

Great Depression International relations (1919–1939) Interwar France Involuntary unemployment List of economic crises List of the Great Depression-era...

have also said Hamas operatives directly employed women and children as involuntary human shields to evade pursuit, while Hamas and others have said such...

eventual compensation, or debt repayment. An indenture may also be imposed involuntarily as a judicial punishment. The practice has been compared to the similar...

764 (S.C. 2008). Guyora Binder, Making the Best of Felony Murder, 91 B.U. L. REV. 403, 404 (2011). "Manslaughter (Involuntary/Voluntary)". v t e v t e...

human rights activist. He is the chairperson of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and the program coordinator of Jammu Kashmir Coalition...

death of Conrad Roy and his girlfriend Michelle Carter's conviction for involuntary manslaughter. The series received mostly positive reviews, with praise...

rest of his life following a guilty plea in April 2026 of 1 count of involuntary manslaughter. The civil trial for wrongful death lawsuit is ongoing....

English) is the temporary cessation of breathing, which may be voluntary or involuntary. During apnea, there is no movement of the muscles of inhalation,[citation...

which light compression of the head by a wire hanger or similar object involuntarily induces head rotation toward the side of compression. It was first reported...

in online forums for incels - young men who describe themselves as "involuntary celibate" Fox, Mira (9 January 2026). "These are the right-wing extremists...

The nerve fibers of the parasympathetic system are responsible for the involuntary movement of smooth muscles present in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary...

be elected into office three times if they choose to defend the seat. Involuntary delays in the assumption of office and suspensions mid-tern may allow...

one tape recorder, but the other one kept rolling. Schoolcraft was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward in Jamaica Hospital Medical Center....

family friend with whom the perpetrator was living, was charged with involuntary manslaughter for leaving the gun in a shoe box in his bedroom where the...

Libyans [Berbers] from the fourth century onwards". The Berbers had become involuntary 'hosts' to the settlers from the east, and were obliged to accept the...

one. In September 2012, Gray's physician Daniel Baldi was charged with involuntary manslaughter relating to Gray's death, as well as the deaths of at least...

the tenant farmers could not offset the costs, they were forced into involuntary labor due to the debts they owed the landowner. Additionally, unpredictable...

The Lombard effect or Lombard reflex is the involuntary tendency of speakers to increase their vocal effort when speaking in loud noise to enhance the...

and pled not guilty. On January 15, 2026, Watson was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but not guilty of murder. He was also found guilty of assault...

context in which it is found, possession may be thought of as voluntary or involuntary and may be considered to have beneficial or detrimental effects on the...

dilation form part of communication. Some kinesic patterns are inborn and involuntary, like blinking, while others are learned and voluntary, like giving a...

psychiatric hospital if someone is a risk to themselves or others, and/or involuntary treatment if someone refuses treatment. However, the Committee on Rights...

incompetent to stand trial on state and federal charges. In June 2026, he was involuntarily committed to a federal medical facility to restore his competency. The...

John Wayne Bobbitt (born 1967) and Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt; born May 15, 1969) are an American former couple whose marriage received international...

In psychiatry and neuropsychology, thought blocking is a sudden and involuntary silence during a person's speech, followed by an abrupt switch to another...

with very short duration. It is the innate result of a voluntary and an involuntary emotional response occurring simultaneously and conflicting with one...

external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert, and voluntary or involuntary. While some behavior is produced in response to an organism's environment...

connection with Jones' killing. In October 2011, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment with a gun. Weekley's first trial...

penises grow comparatively less. The penis and scrotum can contract involuntarily in reaction to cold temperatures, anxiety level and participation in...

but involuntary sustained contraction exists on a spectrum from physiologic to disordered (pathologic). Muscle tone is a healthy form of involuntary sustained...

is rendered; it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal. Nolle prosequi as a declaration is most often used in criminal...

the solidifying body begins from the head down the body, in the order: Involuntary muscle first: Heart Upper eyelids Neck Jaw Face Upper extremities Muscles...

degree murder on August 27, 2015, and on June 25, 2016, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to one-year imprisonment, including time...

Indeed, fibers with substances P and CGRP were found in close proximity. Involuntary movement of the muscle causes Middle Ear Myoclonus. External and middle...

is referred to as versterving [nl]. There have been accusations that involuntary dehydration takes place in nursing homes. Another doctoral thesis found...

disorder in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions occur involuntarily, resulting in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures...

and involuntary departures. While turnover includes employees who leave of their own volition, it also refers to employees who are involuntarily terminated...

entered into at a point of voluntary consent. It is distinguished from involuntary slavery where an individual is forced to a period of servitude, sometimes...

Amendment (proposed in 1864 and ratified in 1865) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except for those duly convicted of a crime. The Fourteenth...

prostitution in 2016. In 2022 the culprit, Abdoulaye D., was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Jessyca Sarmiento was born on September 3, 1981, in Peru’s...

of the blood–brain barrier. Cocaine use is frequently associated with involuntary tooth grinding, known as bruxism, which can cause dental attrition and...

disorders are disorders of the nervous system that cause abnormal and involuntary movements. They can result from damage to the motor system. Motor disorders...

firefighter, for which the couple hosting the party were charged with involuntary manslaughter. The fire began at 10:23 a.m. (PDT) on September 5, 2020...

happiness, joy, or amusement. It is distinct from a similar but usually involuntary expression of anxiety known as a grimace. Although cross-cultural studies...

disease progresses, these medications become less effective and may cause involuntary muscle movements. Diet and rehabilitation therapies can help improve...

Ancient Greek: ψευδής (pseudḗs) 'false, lying' + hallucination) is an involuntary sensory experience that is vivid enough to be perceived as a hallucination...

control over urination. The internal urethral sphincter, formed by the involuntary smooth muscles lining the bladder neck and urethra, is innervated by...

Erving Goffman for the purpose of abolishing involuntary psychiatric intervention, particularly involuntary commitment, against individuals. The founding...

after which they would be granted freedom. Although slavery is usually involuntary and involves coercion, there are also cases where people voluntarily...

2020, a year after Price's death, the 15-year-old pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and supplying or offering to supply a class-A drug, and...

County and co-chair of the Boyd-Graves Conference on issues surrounding involuntary mental commitment On June 17, 2008, Judge Theodore J. Markow approved...

ethics is particularly relevant in decisions regarding involuntary treatment and involuntary commitment. There are several codes of conduct. The Hippocratic...

successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Dreams or The Dreams may...

hyperkinetic movement disorder, that is characterized by pronounced involuntary limb movements on one side of the body and can cause significant disability...

passage of California's "three-strikes law" for repeat offenders and the involuntary civil commitment act for sex offenders and predators. He was convicted...

to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility. Unlike in involuntary commitment, the person is free to leave the hospital against medical...

three feature-length fiction films were The Guitar Mongoloid (2004), Involuntary (2008) and Play (2011). The Guitar Mongoloid won the FIPRESCI Award at...

1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude, except as punishment for convicted criminals. The film argues...

A cramp is a sudden, involuntary, painful contraction of one or more skeletal muscles, or an overshortening of such associated with electrical activity...

derealization and depersonalization. It has been argued that falling in love is involuntary, but whether one's subsequent behavior could be considered autonomous...

investments. He named Day as a codefendant, describing her as an "unwilling, involuntary plaintiff whose consent cannot be obtained." Rosenthal claimed that much...

or vaginal sex; as an attempt by the penetrating partner, to induce involuntary tightening of internal or external anal sphincter muscles or vaginal...

Edmund (2013). "From Resettlement to Conflict: Development-Induced Involuntary Displacement and Violence in Tajikistan". In Heathershaw, John; Herzig...

disapproved of the use of "forced labour" for construction of the canal. Involuntary labour on the project ceased, and the viceroy condemned the corvée, halting...

and λύσις (lysis) meaning "making loose". A paralysis accompanied by involuntary tremors is usually called "palsy". Paralysis is most often caused by...

gun. At this time, a school resource officer suggested he undergo an involuntary psychiatric examination under the provisions of the Baker Act. Two guidance...

usage, illeism can reflect a number of different stylistic intentions or involuntary circumstances. Early literature such as Julius Caesar's Commentarii de...

Elsevier Science. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-08-052539-6. The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General (PDF). Office...

hole through a mountain. The beams constantly emanate from his eyes involuntarily, and can generally only be stopped by his own eyelids, or by shielding...

the transmission of unwanted direct sound waves from the source to an involuntary listener through the use of distance and intervening objects in the sound...

for the album's premiere single, "Involuntary Doppelgänger", was released on July 5, 2017. In addition to "Involuntary Doppelgänger", the band released...

Simpson-Angus Scale (SAS), Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale (BARS), Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS), and Extrapyramidal Symptom Rating Scale (ESRS)...

churn and involuntary churn. Voluntary churn occurs due to a decision by the customer to switch to another company or service provider, involuntary churn...

A trauma trigger is a psychological stimulus that prompts involuntary recall of a previous traumatic experience, typically in the form of a flashback...

Portugal. In the Azores, this lizard has become naturalized after an involuntary introduction by the shipping trade between the two archipelagos. The...

"Fortunate" residents were shipped in terrifying freight cars; many of these involuntary "passengers" cut their veins during transport to the camp [Jasenovac]...

status assigned to United States service members who are believed to be involuntarily absent but cannot be located and have not been confirmed dead or captured...

these difficulties are first noticed at school. The difficulties are involuntary, and people with this disorder have a normal desire to learn. People...

muscles in a specific part of the body during specific activities, causing involuntary muscular contractions (spasms) and abnormal postures. There are many...

accustomed to his son's fanciful statements. On April 26, 1976, Chase was involuntarily committed to a mental institution for a second time. This occurred when...

Korean workers for factories and mines in Korea, Manchukuo, and the involuntary relocation of workers to Japan itself as needed. The combination of immigrants...

house in Chicago from 1910 until about 1920 who was placed under an involuntary quarantine by the Chicago Health Commission in 1919 after being deemed...

Knoller was indicted for second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, Noel was indicted for involuntary manslaughter, and "both also face[d] felony charges...

as several other parties, were subsequently tried and acquitted for involuntary manslaughter, but the incident had long-lasting effects on film industry...

diseases. The symptoms evaluated are typically coordination issues and involuntary muscle movements, but these markers can be confused with other diseases...

definition by John Gottman, in interpersonal relationships, it is an involuntary physiological condition where one's nervous system shuts down in response...

person who is complaining. Additionally, the term gurn can describe involuntary facial contortions experienced as a side effect of MDMA consumption....

Camp Fire. On June 16, 2020, the utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter. The footprint of the Camp Fire had experienced 13 large...

particularly mesmerising: Hazlitt said of it that "all her gestures were involuntary and mechanical ... She glided on and off the stage almost like an apparition...

excludes automatism. Intoxication generally excludes automatism, even when involuntary. Any defence that rests on insanity comes under the M'Naghten rules....

In November 2018, four individuals were charged with felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, burglary, conspiracy to commit assault and battery, obstruction...

disorder known as chorea. Chorea classically presents as uncoordinated, involuntary, "dance-like" body movements that become more apparent as the disease...

End-of-life care Euthanasia Animal euthanasia Euthanasia for mental illness Involuntary euthanasia Voluntary euthanasia Lazarus sign Lazarus syndrome Medical...

sustaining serious injuries suffered compression asphyxia and many involuntarily urinated, vomited and emptied their bowels as they were crushed." In...

sleep-deprived, and in rare cases may suddenly collapse because it slips, involuntarily, into REM sleep while still standing. This condition differs from narcolepsy...

“morning after”, or post-coitus. Sexual guilt or shame can be due to involuntary celibacy. Ancient religions and cultures shape how society behaves today...

voluntary and involuntary attention. James defined voluntary attention as effortful, deliberate, goal-oriented focus, and involuntary attention is automatic...

A broach is an abrupt, involuntary change in a vessel's course, towards the wind, resulting from loss of directional control, when the vessel's rudder...

instructing state agencies to step up efforts to block gun sales to people involuntarily committed to inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers...

another internment camp at Knockaloe on the Isle of Man. During that involuntary break, he began to develop his concept of an integrated, comprehensive...

ISSN 1356-9317. Vannini, Phillip; Jonathan Taggart (2013). "Voluntary simplicity, involuntary complexities, and the pull of remove: The radical ruralities of off-grid...

and society. It differs from loneliness, which reflects temporary and involuntary lack of contact with other humans in the world. Social isolation can...

though he consistently opposed any form of compulsory sterilisation or involuntary euthanasia. His involvement in advocating for eugenics spanned his entire...

do not include all those living in severely overcrowded conditions, involuntarily sharing with other households on a long-term basis, or sleeping rough...

unknown. She first appeared in the episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds" as Mal's involuntarily acquired wife. She has a habit of marrying her marks in the process...

consents), non-voluntary (the person is unable to provide consent) or involuntary (the person does not give consent). Assisted suicide on the other hand...

thrusting more difficult. During sexual intercourse, most women experience involuntary vaginal contractions. The contraction causes the pelvic muscles to tighten...

"Illinois Voluntary Manslaughter Laws". Findlaw. Retrieved May 30, 2023. "Illinois Involuntary Manslaughter Laws". Findlaw. Retrieved May 30, 2023....

detrusor muscle and is made of smooth muscle, therefore it is under involuntary or autonomic control. This is the primary muscle for prohibiting urination...

well") and Iuppiter conservet ("may Jupiter preserve [you]"), and the involuntary, spontaneous nature of the sneeze was central to its perceived significance...

suicidal may be admitted to psychiatric care either voluntarily or involuntarily. Possessions that may be used to harm oneself are typically removed...

Human Acts". Aquinas examines the concept of Aristotle's voluntary and involuntary action in his Summa Theologiae as well as a further set of questions...

Choreoathetosis is the occurrence of involuntary movements in a combination of chorea (the irregular migrating contractions, where it is defined as choreoathetosis)...

Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of...

move in and out of the lungs. Breathing is normally an unconscious, involuntary, automatic process. The pattern of motor stimuli during breathing can...

the age of 28, for which actress Elizabeth Michael was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison in November 2017. Over...

required by normal physiological functioning. The inner sphincter is involuntary and the outer is voluntary. Above the anus is the perineum, which is...

harmless. Typically, laughter is controlled by two systems in the brain: an involuntary system that involves the amygdala and a voluntary system that involves...

remainder. Most countries distinguish between voluntary (board-decided) and involuntary (court-decided) receivership. In voluntary administrative receivership...

young boys and women. The most usual purpose of such trafficking is involuntary servitude, employment in deceptively undeclared adverse and abusive conditions...

A neck spasm is an involuntary contraction of the muscles in the neck region. The possible causes of neck spasms include:[citation needed] Anxiety Muscle...

attacking it. The 20th and 21st centuries had numerous operations that used involuntary human shields. Use of voluntary human shields have also had use, particularly...

Act No. 10353—"An act defining and penalizing the crime of enforced or involuntary disappearance." In June 2007, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Bill...

reduced this income substantially. Whether MGM could avoid voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy had been a topic of much discussion in the film industry....

only mimed (obscured by the back of a character's head) and depicted as involuntary. There is however some dispute to this being the first interracial kiss...

to an online subculture of mostly heterosexual men who identify as "involuntarily celibate"—unable to obtain a romantic or sexual partner despite wanting...

indicted Baldwin for involuntary manslaughter, and charges against him were refiled. A jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but...

percentage of the white labourer population were indentured servants and involuntarily transported people from Ireland. Irish servants in Barbados were often...

syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. Movement disorders present...

infection. Spermatorrhea, a controversial condition involving excess involuntary ejaculation Hypospermia, a condition in which a man has an unusually...

Alexander Sztanko, which he committed after being released from prison on an involuntary manslaughter conviction relating to the similar death of another youth...

management Forced genital mutilation Involuntary castration Forced circumcision Male expendability Malicious castration Involuntary penis removal Shame-stroke Groom...

tissues, the others being skeletal muscle and smooth muscle. It is an involuntary, striated muscle that constitutes the main tissue of the wall of the...

The Aplysia gill and siphon withdrawal reflex (GSWR) is an involuntary, defensive reflex of the sea hare Aplysia californica, a large shell-less sea snail...

corneal reflex, also known as the blink reflex or eyelid reflex, is an involuntary blinking of the eyelids elicited by stimulation of the cornea (such as...

neurological phenomenon is characterized by a sustained dystonic, conjugate, involuntary upward deviation of both eyes lasting seconds to hours. The term oculogyric...

Roe v. Wade was decided, Ginsburg filed a federal case to challenge involuntary sterilization, suing members of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina...

November 5, 2011, Sandusky was arrested and charged with seven counts of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, eight counts of corruption of minors, eight...

of the paroxysmal dyskinesias characterized by attacks (paroxysms) of involuntary movements, which are triggered by sudden voluntary movements. The number...

County Grand Jury on two counts of child endangerment, and one count of involuntary manslaughter. David Carroll was charged with an additional count of gross...

committee determined that Thurman's death was preventable and noted that the involuntary delay in performing the dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure significantly...

numerical majority in another state. Also known as "castelike minorities", involuntary minorities are a term for people who were originally brought into any...

and had drunk several beers prior to the accident, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter. The case was heard in federal court since the accident...

the 17 major U.S. airlines were bumped annually, among them 10,938 involuntarily. This figure covers only flights originating in the U.S., including...

any men under his command. Added to that was his knowledge of 12,000 involuntary foreign workers working in the shipyards, and doing nothing to stop it...

left the Jewish religion to become Christians (both voluntarily and involuntarily) around the 19th century. However, Israeli officials have said that...

and complete loss of brain function, which may include cessation of involuntary activity (e.g., breathing) necessary to sustain life. It differs from...

intend to leave them for more than a few days, and even if they did so involuntarily. Following the 1967 Six-Day War in which Israel occupied the West Bank...

individual could be made to perform an act of attempted assassination involuntarily. Morphine, mescaline and LSD were all administered to unknowing CIA...

his neighbors that his wife was attempting to kill him and had her involuntarily committed to a psychiatric institution for two weeks. After filing for...

cerebellum. It is a cone-shaped neuronal mass responsible for autonomic (involuntary) functions, ranging from vomiting to sneezing. The medulla contains the...

a small force of special agents of its own. Although such action was involuntary on the part of this department, the consequences of the innovation have...

mental inadequacy of groups deemed "inferior", was relied upon to justify involuntary sterilization programs. Such programs, promoted by eugenicists such as...

with intact consciousness. It is characterized by sudden, transient, involuntary movements, often including repetitive twisting motions and painful posturing...

indeterminate sentence requiring at least three years confinement and involuntary treatment in a state forensic psychiatric institute, followed by communal...

much of his adult life he was a passionate advocate of eugenics and involuntary euthanasia, arguing in favour of the "sterilisation of failure" as a...

public understands a fundamental truth about Tourette syndrome: tics are involuntary. They are not a reflection of a person's beliefs, intentions, or character...

number of citizens who can be used for mobilisation deployment on an involuntary basis in the case of wartime mobilisation was estimated at 31 million...

representation, motor control, and behavior." Dissociative disorders involve involuntary dissociation as an unconscious defense mechanism, wherein the individual...

expels air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action. This action allows for mucus to escape through the nasal cavity...

dictionary. Goose bumps are tiny bumps on the surface of the skin caused by involuntary muscle contractions at the base of each hair. Goosebumps may refer to:...

work is his most prominent, known for both its length and its theme of involuntary memory. The novel gained fame in English through translations by C. K...

retrograde ejaculation, or the inability to orgasm, all of which describe involuntary medical conditions. The terms edging and gooning have been adopted by...

otherwise involuntary sterilization, An interagency statement Archived 11 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, World Health Organization, May 2014. Involuntary or...

tuberculosis also entered into the sanatorium, causing several victims. This involuntary situation was studied after the war for about 10 years as an exceptional...

Organization for Migration, about 1,133 individuals had voluntarily or involuntarily relocated to Haiti. By law, many are eligible to apply for naturalised...

arrangement where he avoided the death sentence. After pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and ten other counts, he was sentenced to 27 years in prison...

the State Government of Kerala to implement stringent measures against involuntary conversion therapy and formulate guidelines pertaining to conversion...

interest Separation of prescribing and dispensing Health care rationing Involuntary treatment Duty to warn Duty to protect Cases Value pluralism Frameworks...

after he complains about Dawn's continued loyalty to Don who was on involuntary leave from the agency. She becomes Don's secretary when he returns and...

Reserve Patrol. On November 25, 2009, Kyles and Hollins were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter charges, but were found guilty of indirect criminal contempt...

deteriorating over time. The disease affects the twins' nerves, causing involuntary muscle movements such as trembling in the hands. They experience persistent...

landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that set the standard for involuntary commitment for treatment by raising the burden of proof required to commit...

phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in other sensory or cognitive pathways. Synesthesia can manifest...

serve in the armed forces unless their second citizenship was obtained involuntarily, without the ability to opt out. Austria permits dual citizenship only...

sphincter is under voluntary control whereas the internal anal sphincter is involuntary. In infants, the defecation occurs by reflex action without the voluntary...

women in their personal lives have identified with the "incel" (lit. 'involuntary celibate') community, which also antagonizes men who do not have problems...

April 2022, Fox requested a jury trial and said that "a judge could show involuntary bias", the first such request since the Defamation Act 2013. It was refused...

of the rape of women and the killing of innocent children during the involuntary transfers of the 1940s."; Natour 2016, p. 94; Khoury 2012, p. 263, "Many...

1856, concerned the histology and function of the minute structures of involuntary muscle fibres. The experiment, conducted in the autumn of 1856, was designed...

Vaginismus is a condition in which involuntary muscle spasm interferes with vaginal intercourse or other penetration of the vagina. This often results...

Remembrance of Things Past), author Marcel Proust uses madeleines to contrast involuntary memory with voluntary memory. The latter designates memories retrieved...

oxygenated blood, while other organs (if not destroyed) are deprived of the involuntary functions. In some jurisdictions, gross dismemberment is an assessment...

syndrome, and she is among the minority that experiences coprolalia, involuntary utterances of socially-inappropriate words. She also has obsessive–compulsive...

doctrine distinguishes between (1) "sin, properly so called" and (2) "involuntary transgression of a divine law, known or unknown"; the former category...

steps down as chairman of Sea Pines Company. 1986: Sea Pines declared involuntary bankruptcy. The official Sea Pines Resort web site History of Sea Pines...

known as efferent neuron is a neuron that allows for both voluntary and involuntary movements of the body through muscles and glands. Its cell body is located...

means to hire an attorney. It also provides representation to those involuntarily committed to mental institutions. It was founded in 1996 in accordance...

John Hunt (born 16 July 1981) is an Irish citizen who was involuntarily detained as a psychiatric patient. The conditions of Hunt's detention have been...

slaves to involuntary immigrants. A HUD spokesman said that no one present thought Carson "was equating voluntary immigration with involuntary servitude"...

workers Precarious work – Type of non-standard or temporary employment Involuntary unemployment – Condition in which a person is unemployed despite being...

hospitals, or under outpatient commitment, and who may be subject to involuntary treatment. The usual composition of the panel varies by jurisdiction...

Seguin Road to the north, Cibolo Creek to the east and I-10 to the south. Involuntary annexation is a controversial issue in those parts of unincorporated...

choreoathetosis and dystonia. Choreo-athetotic CP is characterized by involuntary movements, whereas dystonic CP is characterized by slow, strong contractions...

had dwarfism and suffered pituitary gland problems, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to three years' probation for his matricide...

American hockey dad from Reading, Massachusetts, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2002 after his attack on Michael Costin led to Costin's...

There were also reports of the insurgents co-opting disabled people as involuntary suicide bombers. The self-declared "Islamic State" (ISIS) use suicide...

such movement disorders. Athetosis is defined as a slow, continuous, involuntary writhing movement that prevents the individual from maintaining a stable...

unrecognized foreign credentials working as a taxi driver. "Under hours" or "involuntary part-time" work, for those who wish to work more hours and/or move from...

directly uprooted or lived in fear that they or their families would be involuntarily moved, "the massive deportation traumatized black people". During the...

ISBN 0-520-06703-7 pp. 70–3 Joseph R. De Benoist, "The Brazzaville Conference, or Involuntary Decolonization." Africana Journal 15 (1990) pp: 39–58. Mamoudou Djibo...

began on June 10, 2010. On July 8, 2010, Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of the murder charge. Though initial protests...

sex-assignment treatment and Malta became the first country to prohibit involuntary or coerced modifications to sex characteristics. The goals of surgery...

cramps or spasms of the stomach, intestines (gut), or bladder, and involuntary urination (enuresis). It can also be used to control the symptoms of...

in all—for their role in the crisis. Two officials were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Fifteen criminal cases have been filed against local and...

Sati or suttee is a chiefly historical Hindu practice in which a widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, either voluntarily, by coercion...

with such a manpower shortage from the departures—both voluntary and involuntary—of so many Texas players that he famously had to press Texas male cheerleader...

overall fine motor skills. Early fine motor skills are involuntary reflexes. The most notable involuntary reflex is the Darwinian reflex, a primitive reflex...

within the manosphere include men's rights activists (MRAs), incels (involuntary celibates), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), pick-up artists (PUA), and...

Electronystagmography (ENG) is a diagnostic test to record involuntary movements of the eye caused by a condition known as nystagmus. It can also be used...

(Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate...

mandatory on conviction for murder. Manslaughter may be either voluntary or involuntary, depending on whether the accused has the required mens rea for murder...

voluntary request, a referral from another health professional, or through involuntary commitment. Care of patients requiring psychiatric intervention usually...

was indicted and arrested in September 2015 on third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges in relation to the May 1983 death of his girlfriend...

walls. In most cases, an individual's placement in a padded cell is involuntary. Other names used are rubber room, padded room, time-out room, calming...

swimmers. All species have a dorsal fin to prevent themselves from involuntarily spinning in the water. Some dolphins are adapted for diving to great...

1949 Cigar Bowl. In 2019, the MIAC announced that St. Thomas would be "involuntarily removed" from the conference at the end of the spring 2021 athletic...

voluntary prostitutes, including the high social status hetairai, as well as involuntary slave prostitutes. Male prostitutes also existed in Ancient Greece. There...

a proposed goal in biotechnology and ethics to prevent or eliminate involuntary pain and suffering in sentient beings. The idea is associated with some...

West between 1848 and 1919. Most of these Jesuits left their homeland involuntarily, expelled by Italian nationalists in the successive waves of Italian...

nervous system Confusion Abnormally fast reflexes Severe agitation Tremor (involuntary muscle twitching) Acute amphetamine psychosis (e.g., delusions and paranoia)...

triggers a delayed reaction. After a few weeks of total abstinence, involuntary wet dreams typically spike in frequency before settling into a new, higher...

preferred sterilization. However, when the U.S. Supreme Court decided that involuntary sterilization was legal in 1927, she began to endorse voluntary sterilization...

Nevada Gaming Control Board. "Exclusion List" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. "Involuntary Excluded people". Missouri Gaming Commission....

desert to die; a number of Herero women were also violently forced into involuntary prostitution. In October 1911, during the Xinhai revolution, revolutionaries...

may govern both voluntary and involuntary action. Voluntary action is movement excited by one's will whereas involuntary action is dependent on the stimulus...

Then the band lost percussionist Marcus Malone, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Michael Carabello was re-enlisted in his place, bringing...

but Tom Connolly's murder. In that case, Liz has to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and will get three years' probation. Though she would be...

Other neurological signs may include involuntary grasping and sucking motions, nystagmus (rapid, involuntary eye movement), jactitation (restlessness...

police. The New York Times reported that Best had been placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold a year earlier because he had blocked a vehicle from...

law for two paths of abdication for reigning monarchs: voluntary and involuntary. As stated above, the king may relinquish the exercise of royal prerogatives...

nature of a killing occurring in the small town. Skalla pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the killing, and was sentenced...

disciplinary segregation, voluntary administrative segregation, and involuntary administrative segregation. Disciplinary segregation is used as a punishment...

expansion to non-terminal illnesses and possibly non-voluntary or even involuntary euthanasia. The slippery slope argument has been present in the euthanasia...

questions of moral agency. Agency may either be classified as unconscious, involuntary behavior, or purposeful, goal directed activity (intentional action)...

deemed "unfit" or "feeble-minded". The Asexualization Act authorized the involuntary sterilization of certain groups of people, including inmates of state...

Based in the United States, it was founded in 1990 to advocate against involuntary psychiatric treatment. Its stated mission is to protect the rights of...

posits that patriarchy and traditional gender roles as manifestations of involuntary coercive hierarchy should be replaced by decentralized free association...

an emotional or creative crisis. A coulage is a kind of automatic or involuntary sculpture made by pouring a molten material (such as metal, wax, chocolate...

Chief, Taber, and he are the only nonchronic patients who have been involuntarily committed; the others have committed themselves voluntarily, but are...

Look up tremor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tremor is an involuntary rhythmic shaking of one or more body parts. Tremor may also refer to: Earthquake...

observed in other areas in regard to the abolition of other forms of involuntary servitude. The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 abolished slavery throughout...

a variety of short stories, two books on travel, one of which, The Involuntary Chaperon, was considered to be the first South American travel book published...

specialist Tanya Lokshina emphasized this, reiterating that forcible involuntary deportation was itself a war crime, and called for Russia to stop this...

with only two types of involuntary memory retrieval identified: involuntary autobiographical memory retrieval, and involuntary semantic memory retrieval...

Eighth, conservatives uphold voluntary community, quite as they oppose involuntary collectivism. Ninth, the conservative perceives the need for prudent...

is the act of touching a part of a person's body in a way that causes involuntary twitching movements or laughter. The word "tickle" evolved from the Middle...

entitled to notice, an adversarial hearing, and counsel before their involuntary transfer to state mental hospitals for treatment under the Fourteenth...