What's the difference between compulsory and involuntary?

Compulsory


Definition:

  • (a.) Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
  • (a.) Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These results provide further data which counter the sometimes extreme advocates of the view that compulsory admission and treatment of patients with psychiatric illness is never acceptable.
  • (2) A guide, £44pp, is compulsory ( rscn.org.jo ) 2 Discover the Nuweiba coast: Red Sea, Egypt Beach, Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt.
  • (3) Lloyds said it would achieve many of the job cuts through making less use of contractors and voluntary severance but admitted that some compulsory redundancies may be inevitable.
  • (4) The results are most consistent with a general non-compulsory model for the formation of a ternary complex between carrier, phenylalanine molecule and a sodium ion, which can be formed from either binary complex, i.e., either species can combine first to the carrier.
  • (5) Revenue from the tax will be used to increase compulsory pension payments from 9% to 12%.
  • (6) Of these patients 90 had to be jugded by a court commission with regard to further compulsory hospitalization.
  • (7) Both alcohol oxidation and acetaldehyde reduction follow a compulsory ordered pathway, with coenzyme binding first.
  • (8) However, an increasing body of experts argues something must be done to arrest disengagement by winning over this so-called Generation Y, born after 1982, who are predicted to be poorer than their parents, and according to Ipsos Mori research, have a record low level of trust in their fellow man.Guy Lodge, of the IPPR thinktank, makes the case for an even more radical solution – compulsory voting for first-timers.
  • (9) Compulsory national testing for four- and five-year-olds in England from 2016 is to be introduced as part of sweeping changes being proposed to early years and primary education.
  • (10) In this context, the present article makes an analysis of the main ethical and legal problems posed by HIV infection, in the framework of Portuguese law, with special focus on: a) Conflict between the necessary protection of public health by the State and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens; b) Inadequacy of the existent laws to fight contagious diseases to HIV infection; c) Discrimination; d) Testing and compulsory hospitalization versus informed consent; e) Confidentiality; f) Voluntary contagion.
  • (11) The scheme comes ahead of government plans to make such referrals compulsory after criticism that Britain’s biggest banks are failing to provide sufficient credit to a sector the government sees as having an important role in stimulating the economy.
  • (12) Both groups agreed over most points, except on the desirability of compulsory vocational training: 42 of the trainees thought this to be desirable compared with 35 of the teachers.The composite scheme favoured by both trainees and teachers offered an initial period in general practice together with an organized course of seminars throughout the training period.
  • (13) Its role in reversing the compulsory rotation at the beginning of flexion can now easily be explained: since it is an extensor, the flexion would cause its passive elongation, against which its mere tonus causes rotation.
  • (14) They were selected by a method to form a representative sample of all West Jerusalem compulsory kindergarten classes in 1971.
  • (15) In regard to therapy, the authors believe that surgery is compulsory for patients showing clinical signs of upper airway obstruction despite suppressive therapy or when the lesion shows signs of malignant degeneration.
  • (16) These standards must be strengthened and made compulsory before targets are raised any further.
  • (17) In order to contribute to the discussion of compulsory vaccinations a brief review of those vaccines that have been extensively used so far is presented.
  • (18) The onset of smoking in the oldest male group in this rural area occurred in the first years after the war (first land confiscation) while in the group from 70 to 74 years of age it occurred in the years of compulsory crop-purchase system.
  • (19) Most hospitals in California were found to provide continuing education opportunities for physical therapists, but physical therapists in small hospitals and in private-profit hospitals could be at a disadvantage financially if continuing education becomes compulsory for relicensure.
  • (20) Very low levels of protection were detected, regarding both compulsory and optional vaccines as well as antimalarial protection.

Involuntary


Definition:

  • (a.) Not having will or the power of choice.
  • (a.) Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers.
  • (a.) Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; compulsory; as, involuntary submission.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Aggressive behavior during acute involuntary admission was related to ratings on the Brief Psychopathological Rating Scale, age, sex and global assessment in 38 patients.
  • (2) 93% (non-smokers 99%, smokers 84%) felt that involuntary smoking should be restricted in the workplace and 99% (non-smokers 99%, smokers 97%) felt that it should be restricted in the canteens.
  • (3) Hemimasticatory spasm is a rare disorder of the trigeminal nerve that produces involuntary jaw closure due to paroxysmal unilateral contraction of jaw-closing muscles.
  • (4) and involuntary fetal wastage, HLA-A, B compatibility between husband and wife was studied in a group of 77 couples with known obstetric histories.
  • (5) Urodynamic study of the ileal neobladder showed a low pressure (mean 15.3 cm water) and no involuntary pressure spikes in the neobladder.
  • (6) About 15% of patients fail to respond to initial antibiotic therapy, 20% experience recurrences, 20% develop involuntary infertility, and 8% of post-PID patients who conceive have an ectopic pregnancy.
  • (7) Idiopathic torsion dystonia (ITD) is characterized by sustained, involuntary muscle contractions, frequently causing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.
  • (8) "Enuresis risoria" or "giggle incontinence" is a particular condition characterized by a sudden, involuntary, uncontrollable and complete emptying of the bladder during giggling or hearty laughter.
  • (9) Phenytoin-induced involuntary movements have not been described previously in a case with such a small parasaggital tumour treated with phenytoin at a serum concentration of therapeutic range.
  • (10) Tremor refers to an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory movement of a body part.
  • (11) Although little change in either mental status or involuntary movements was observed within the 3 weeks following the withdrawal of haloperidol, marked deterioration in mental status and involuntary movements occurred within 1 week of withdrawal of clozapine.
  • (12) The occurrence of this and related syndromes suggests that inherited, slowly progressive myoclonus, chorea, and dystonia, alone or in combination, should be viewed as a spectrum of hyperkinetic involuntary movements, and that each motor component may represent variable expression of the same genetic defect.
  • (13) Muscle atrophy, involuntary movements or associated movements in the facial muscles on the side of the anastomosis, which are frequent during spontaneous regeneration, were never observed.
  • (14) The level of involuntary dehydration is approximately proportional to the degree of total stress imposed on the body.
  • (15) In the elderly, there are two main types of abnormal involuntary movements: tremors on one hand and dyskinesias on the other.
  • (16) This paper describes this unexpected, involuntary intervention in patient care in the Department of Geriatric Medicine.
  • (17) The first case was a premature female infant who developed involuntary twist movements of the left arm, persistent plantar flexion and eversion of the left foot at age of 7 months.
  • (18) The pharmacokinetics of tetrabenazine and a metabolite, hydroxytetrabenazine, have been investigated in seven patients being treated for involuntary movement disorders.
  • (19) This involuntary muscle activity was attributed to fusimotor and postural reflexes.
  • (20) Tardive dyskinesia is a potentially irreversible syndrome of involuntary hyperkinetic movements that occur in predisposed persons receiving extended neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drug therapy.