The phrase "a willful act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is done intentionally or with a deliberate purpose.
Example: "The defendant was charged with a willful act of vandalism, as he had planned the destruction of property in advance."
Alternatives: "an intentional act" or "a deliberate act".
His home remains northeastern Ohio, but last summer, he very publicly took his talents to South Beach, joining Wade and Chris Bosh, another free-agent acquisition, in what struck many people as less an act of free will than a willful act of superstar collusion.
Many of them regard it as a willful act of self-destruction, and future historians will surely agree with them.
"It was a willful act of cruelty".
"But playwriting is such a willful act, whereas songwriting is kind of an escape from that.
It seems a willful act of unkindness; he isn't replacing them with anything else.
Set against this dismal present and a bleak future, buying a home is a willful act of optimism.
Physical and emotional abuse is defined as follows: Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical, mental, or sexual injury or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or emotional health to be significantly impaired.
"As long as the lock wasn't broken as a result of a tenant's willful act or negligence, it would be the owner's responsibility to repair or replace the mechanism".
As Miljački pointed out in her opening address, the etymological root of "influence" is "influenza", suggesting influence can be something that happens to you, a process of permeation, rather than a flagrant and willful act of rip-off.
"If you imagine that addiction is the willful act of an antisocial person who needs to learn his lesson, you ought to lock him up.
"My statement that Standard Chartered had no willful act to avoid sanctions was wrong," Mr. Peace said.
