consent

consent
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noun
ADJECTIVE
full
common, general, mutual, unanimous

By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium.

explicit, express

The information should generally be considered private unless there is explicit consent to disclose it.

implied

Completion of the survey was taken as implied consent to participate.

tacit

Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals.

voluntary

A contract requires the voluntary consent of the parties entering into it.

informed

Doctors must obtain the informed consent of all patients before giving any treatment.

prior

No action can be taken without the prior consent of the owner.

formal, signed (AmE), written

A record of their written consent must be on file.

oral (AmE), verbal

Informed oral consent was obtained from each individual.

They provided verbal consent for the interview to be taped.

presumed (AmE)

the policy of presumed consent for organ donation

parental, spousal (AmE)

Spousal consent is necessary to secure the loan.

VERB + CONSENT
give (sb), grant (sb), provide

You must give written consent before the documents can be released.

students who had provided parental consent to participate

refuse (sb), withdraw, withhold

At any time during the study, parents could withdraw their consent.

gain, get, have, obtain, secure

Do you have the consent of your employer?

The investigators secured the consent of the suspects to take their computers away.

receive

The proposal received unanimous consent.

require, seek
nod

Judge Roberts nodded his consent and she began.

sign (esp. AmE)

Your family, in effect, signs the consent for you.

CONSENT + NOUN
agreement, decree, law (all AmE)

The consent decree required the state to institute certain programs that were not required by federal law.

In 1998 they signed a consent agreement.

document, form

Doctors pressed her to sign a consent form for emergency surgery.

procedure (AmE), process (both AmE)

additional measures to strengthen informed consent procedures

requirement (AmE)

The removal of the patient consent requirement was denounced by the opposition.

PREPOSITION
by consent, by consent of

government by consent

The article is reprinted by consent of the author.

by common consent, by general consent, by mutual consent

The contract can only be broken by mutual consent.

with sb's consent, without sb's consent

Your property cannot be sold without your consent.

consent for

He gave his consent for treatment.

consent from

consent from the parents

consent to

He withheld his consent to the marriage.

PHRASES
the age of consent (= the age at which sb is legally old enough to agree to have a sexual relationship)
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verb
ADVERB
freely, willingly

I asked him to provide it and he willingly consented.

graciously, kindly

He has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time.

Mrs Meade has graciously consented to supervise your detention.

reluctantly

He reluctantly consented to the material being edited.

PREPOSITION
to

Her father would not consent to the marriage.


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  • Consent — Con*sent , n. [Cf. OF. consent.] 1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. [1913 Webster] All with one consent began to make excuse. Luke xiv. 18. [1913 Webster] They fell together all, as by consent. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • consent — [kən sent′] vi. [ME consenten < OFr consentir < L consentire < com , with + sentire, to feel: see SENSE] 1. a) to agree (to do something) b) to willingly engage in a sexual act: often in the phrase consenting adult c) to give permission …   English World dictionary

  • Consent — Con*sent , v. t. To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Consent — Con*sent , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Consented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consenting}.] [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, sensum, to feel together, agree; con + sentire to feel. See {Sense}.] 1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • consent — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. consentir (12c.) agree, comply, from L. consentire feel together, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + sentire to feel. Feeling together, hence, agreeing, giving permission, apparently a sense evolution that took place …   Etymology dictionary

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  • consent to — index approve, authorize, comply, countenance, embrace (accept), indorse, sanction, sustain ( …   Law dictionary

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  • consent — ► NOUN ▪ permission or agreement. ► VERB 1) give permission. 2) agree to do. ORIGIN from Latin consentire agree …   English terms dictionary

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