Definition of: volition

(və·lish′ən) noun
1. The act or faculty of willing; exercise of the will; especially, the termination of a process of deliberation or vacillation of purpose by a decision or choice.
2. The faculty of will by which the powers are directed toward the attainment of a chosen end; willpower.
3. That which is specifically willed or determined upon. [<F <Med. L volitio, -onis <L vol-, stem of velle will]
—vo·li′tion·al adjective
—vo·li′tion·al·ly adverb