Noun | 1. | will - the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith Synonyms: volition |
2. | will - a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way" | |
3. | will - a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die Synonyms: testament | |
Verb | 1. | will - decree or ordain; "God wills our existence" |
2. | will - have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow" Synonyms: wish | |
3. | will - determine by choice; "This action was willed and intended" | |
4. | will - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
WILL, criminal law. The power of the mind which directs the actions of a
man.
2. In criminal law it is necessary that there should be an act of the
will to commit a crime, for unless the act is wilful it is no offence.
3. It is the consent of the will which renders human actions
commendable or culpable, and where there is no win there can be no
transgression.
4. The defect or want of will may be classed as follows: 1. Natural, as
that of infancy. 2. Accidental; namely, 1st. Dementia. 2d. Casualty or
chance. 3d. Ignorance. (q.v.) 3. Civil; namely, 1st. Civil subjection. 2d.
Compulsion. 3d. Necessity. 4th. Well-grounded fear. Hale's P. C. c. 2 Hawk.
P. C. book 1, c. 1.