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consent

con·sent

US/kənˈsɛnt/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

permission to do something

  • “he indicated his consent”

verb

1.

give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

  • “I cannot accept your invitation”
  • “I go for this resolution”
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Origin

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”) (whence con-).

Phrases

  • advice and consent
  • age of consent
  • by common consent
  • consensual non-consent
  • consent decree
  • consent of the governed
  • consent or pay
  • consent search
  • implied consent
  • mutual consent
  • mutually consent

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