Consent definition
(archaic) To be of the same mind or opinion.
verb
Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence.
noun
To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree.
Consent to medical treatment; consent to going on a business trip; consent to see someone on short notice.
verb
To acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, to voluntarily comply or yield, to give permission to some act or purpose. See also acquiescence.
verb
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Agreement as to opinion or a course of action.
She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.
noun
Consent means to agree to do something or to give permission.
An example of consent is for a parent to sign a permission slip for his child to go on a field trip.
verb
The definition of consent is the permission given for something.
An example of consent is a parent's approval of her teenage daughter spending time with her new boyfriend.
noun
Agreement in opinion or sentiment.
By common consent.
noun
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Consent that is clear, definite, exact, and unmistaken.
Consent that is not specifically expressed, but that is inferred from one’s conduct.
Consent given after being completely advised of the nature, benefits, costs, and risks of a suggested course of action.
(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
I've consented to have the procedure performed.
verb
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(medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
verb
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
verb
(obs.) To agree.
verb
To agree (to do something)
verb
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To give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion.
verb
To willingly engage in a sexual act.
verb
Origin of consent
- Middle English consenten from Old French consentir from Latin cōnsentīre com- com- sentīre to feel sent- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre, present active infinitive of cōnsentiō (“to feel together”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)
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