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v

To acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, to voluntarily comply or yield, to give permission to some act or purpose. See also acquiescence.
age of consent
See age.
express consent
Consent that is clear, definite, exact, and unmistaken.
implied consent
Consent that is not specifically expressed, but that is inferred from oneÂ’s conduct.
informed consent
Consent given after being completely advised of the nature, benefits, costs, and risks of a suggested course of action.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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