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Term: Act Involuntarily

Definition: To perform an action without conscious control or intention.

Examples:

Verb (General Sense):

• She acts involuntarily while sleepwalking.
• His leg acts involuntarily due to a nervous tic.

Verb (Legal Sense):

• The suspect claims that he acted involuntarily when he committed the crime.
• The court found that the defendant acted involuntarily under duress.

Adverb:

• He twitched involuntarily upon hearing the sudden loud noise.
• The patient's muscles contracted involuntarily in response to the electric shock.

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