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nolens volens
adverb
[ ˌnəʊlɛnz ˈvəʊlɛnz ]
• whether a person wants or likes something or not.
• "a defendant who has intercourse nolens volens will be liable for rape"
Origin:
Latin, from nolens ‘not willing’ and volens ‘willing’.