Involuntary means ''unintended''. An involuntary action is one that is unintentional, i.e. without volition or will; see volition (psychology) and will (philosophy). ''Involuntary'' may also refer to: * ''Involuntary'' (film), a 2008 Swedish film by Ruben Östlund *"Involuntary", a song on the M. Ward album ''

Transfiguration of Vincent ''Transfiguration of Vincent'', released in 2003, is the third studio album by singer-songwriter M. Ward. The title alludes to the 1965 album '' The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death'' by John Fahey, and refers to the life and death of Vincent ...

'' * Involuntary action of the body, also known as reflex *

Involuntary commitment Involuntary commitment, civil commitment, or involuntary hospitalization/hospitalisation is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is detained in a psychiatric hos ...

, psychiatric examination and/or treatment without patient's consent (including inability to give consent) *

Involuntary Witness ''Involuntary Witness'' ( it, Testimone Inconsapevole) is a legal thriller by Italian writer Gianrico Carofiglio Gianrico Carofiglio (born 30 May 1961) is a novelist and former anti-Mafia judge in the Italian city of Bari. His debut novel, '' Inv ...

, Italian novel *

Involuntary park Involuntary park is a neologism coined by science fiction author and environmentalist Bruce Sterling to describe previously inhabited areas that for environmental, economic, or political reasons have, in Sterling's words, "lost their value for te ...

, reclaimed urban region * Involuntary dismissal, court procedure *

Involuntary unemployment Involuntary unemployment occurs when a person is unemployed despite being willing to work at the prevailing wage. It is distinguished from voluntary unemployment, where a person refuses to work because their reservation wage is higher than the prev ...

, unemployment based on wage * Involuntary euthanasia, criminal form of euthanasia

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