Free will is the capacity or ability to choose between different possible courses of action.
A biker performing a dirt jump that, according to some interpretations, is the result of free will
A domino's movement is determined completely by laws of physics.
René Descartes
Thomas Hobbes was a classical compatibilist.
In philosophy, moral responsibility is the status of morally deserving praise, blame, reward, or punishment for an act or omission in accordance with one's moral obligations. Deciding what counts as "morally obligatory" is a principal concern of ethics.
David Eagleman explains that nature and nurture cause all criminal behavior. He likewise believes that science demands that change and improvement, rather than guilt, must become the focus of the legal justice system.
Some forms of compatibilism suggest the term free will should only be used to mean something more like liberty.