consent

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noun

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.

verb

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.

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consent

1. to agree (to do something)
2. to willingly engage in a sexual act: often in the phrase consenting adult
3. to give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
Obs. to agree

Origin of consent

Middle English consenten from Old French consentir from Classical Latin consentire from com-, with + sentire, to feel: see sense

permission, approval, or assent; specif., informed consent
agreement in opinion or sentiment: by common consent

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consent

intransitive verb

con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents

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. See Synonyms at assent.
Archaic To be of the same mind or opinion.

noun

Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence. See Synonyms at permission.
Agreement as to opinion or a course of action: She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.

Origin of consent

Middle English consenten from Old French consentir from Latin cōnsentīre com- com- sentīre to feel ; see sent- in Indo-European roots.

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con·sent′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented)

(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
I've consented to have the procedure performed.
(medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.

Noun

(plural consents)

Voluntary agreement or permission

(voluntary agreement): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

Origin

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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consent - Legal Definition

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 one’s conduct.

informed consent

Consent given after being completely advised of the nature, benefits, costs, and risks of a suggested course of action.

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