[ UK /kənsˈɛnt/ ]
[ US /kənˈsɛnt/ ]
NOUN
  1. permission to do something
    he indicated his consent
VERB
  1. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    I go for this resolution
    I cannot accept your invitation
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How To Use consent In A Sentence

  • On the taxes proposed she said, "Those concerned by our wish list's ` nanny state 'implications might helpfully redirect their focus to the many unseen measures intentionally adopted by the food industry to shape our behaviour … It seems that without our knowledge or consent we are subject to the pervasive' nannying 'activities of industry. THE MEDICAL NEWS
  • The relationship between a woman and her clinician should be built on trust, and the benefits and the risks of a procedure such as an episiotomy must be openly discussed to ensure truly informed consent.
  • Defence lawyers routinely accuse victims who failed to make 'vigorous enough' protests, as in fact having consented.
  • I think you could get aroundthe police strategy discussed above by Orin Kerr arrest the potential non-consenting guy first with this sort of blanket prohibition. The Volokh Conspiracy » Does Georgia v. Randolph Apply to Computers?
  • If a girl married without her parents' consent, she would risk abandonment by family and tribe.
  • Her smile suggests her consent.
  • Many are stunned that such far-reaching changes can be made without their consent. Times, Sunday Times
  • As we have seen in battery, consent may arise through custom.
  • It should already be clear that it was Mariana, rather than Suarez, who might be called the forebear of John Locke's theory of popular consent and the continuing superiority of the people to the government. LewRockwell.com
  • Mrs. Johnson to go into the country with us, and she, after long reluctation on Hippy's account, consented, agreeing to send him away to friends during her absence. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)
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