consensual

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adjective

The definition of consensual is mutual consent.

Consensual sex is sex that both parties have agreed to engage in.

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consensual

involving consent, esp. mutual consent
Rom. Law of contracts, existing by the mere consent of the parties
Physiol. of or caused by reflex action that occurs either with voluntary action or because of stimulation to a corresponding part: said as of the reaction of both pupils when only one is stimulated

Origin of consensual

from consensus + -al

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consensual

adjective

Of or expressing a consensus: a consensual decision.
a. Law Existing or entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony: a consensual marriage; a consensual contract.
b. Involving the willing participation of both or all parties, especially in an illegal transaction or practice: the consensual crimes of prostitution, drug abuse, and illegal gambling.
Physiology
a. Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
b. Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.

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con·sen′su·al·ly
adverb

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Adjective

(comparative more consensual, superlative most consensual)

With permission, with consensus, without coercion.
(law) Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
a consensual contract
(biology) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition.
consensual motions

Antonyms

non-consensual

Origin

consensus +‎ -ual

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consensual - Medical Definition

adj.

Of or expressing a consensus: a consensual decision.
1. Law Existing or entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony: a consensual marriage; a consensual contract.
2. Involving the willing participation of both or all parties, especially in an illegal transaction or practice: the consensual crimes of prostitution, drug abuse, and illegal gambling.
Physiology
1. Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
2. Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.

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con·sen′su·al·ly
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