will

1. the capacity or faculty by which a human being is able to make choices and determine his or her own behaviors in spite of influences external to the person. See free will; volition.

2. a determined and persistent purpose or intent.

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July 27th 2024

defensible space

a set of principles and guidelines for the design and planning of settings to reduce crime. Among the critical elements of defensible space are the creation of shared territories in which people have collective control, good surveillance, and markers and other symbols of ownership and primary territory. See territoriality.