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  • 11consent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Voluntary compliance Nouns consent, assent, acquiescence; approval, approbation; compliance, agreement, concession; yielding, accession, allowance, acceptance; ratification, confirmation; permit,… …

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  • 12Consent — Tort law Part of the …

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  • 13Consent (BDSM) — A model prepares for a suspension bondage scene Consent within BDSM is an issue that attracts much attention in the field. Practitioners interests are in ensuring appropriate consent for personal, ethical, and legal reasons. The law also has its… …

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  • 14Consent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Consent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 consent consent Sgm: N 1 assent assent &c. 488 Sgm: N 1 acquiescence acquiescence Sgm: N 1 approval approval &c. 931 Sgm: N 1 compliance compliance …

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  • 15consent — I. n. 1. Concurrence, assent, approval. 2. Concord, accord, agreement, unison, consensus, co operation, harmony, coherence. 3. Acquiescence, compliance. II. v. n. 1. Agree (as to a matter of conduct), assent, concur, yield assent, give consent. 2 …

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  • 16consent — con‧sent [kənˈsent] noun [uncountable] 1. permission to do something, especially by someone who has authority or responsibility: • He took the car without the owner s consent. • The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two… …

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  • 17Consent theory — is a term for the idea in social philosophy that individuals primarily make decisions as free agents entering into consensual relationships with other free agents, and that this becomes the basis for political governance. An early elaborator of… …

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  • 18consent — [n] agreement; concession accord, acquiescence, allowance, approval, assent, authorization, blank check*, blessing, carte blanche*, compliance, concurrence, goahead*, green light*, leave, okay*, permission, permit, right on*, sanction, say so*,… …

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  • 19consent — [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 …

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  • 20Consent — 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… …

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