consent
Noun:
- Permission or agreement: "Consent" refers to the act of giving permission for something to happen or agreeing to do something. It implies voluntary approval or acquiescence.
Verb:
- To give permission or agree: To "consent" means to express willingness, to give permission, or to agree to something.
Noun: She gave her consent for the medical procedure.The contract cannot be signed without the consent of all parties involved.
Verb: He consented to the interview.The patient must consent to the treatment before it begins.
"Informed consent": A formal agreement given by a person after they have been clearly informed about all the relevant facts, risks, and benefits. This is a crucial concept in medicine, law, and research. The doctor obtained the patient's informed consent before the surgery.
"By common/general consent": According to the opinion or agreement of most people. He was, by common consent, the best player on the team.
"Age of consent": The age at which a person is legally considered competent to give consent, especially to sexual activity. The legal age of consent varies from country to country.
Consensual (adj): Involving the consent of all parties. The agreement was entirely consensual.
Consenter (n): A person who gives consent.
- Noun: Agreement, permission, approval, assent, acquiescence.
- Verb: Agree, assent, accede, permit, allow.
- Noun: Refusal, denial, prohibition, dissent.
- Verb: Refuse, deny, forbid, dissent, oppose.
"Silence gives consent": A proverb meaning that if you do not object to something, it is assumed that you agree with it. He didn't say anything when the plan was proposed, and silence gives consent.
"With one consent": Unanimously; with everyone agreeing. The proposal was accepted with one consent.
- permission to do something
- he indicated his consent
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- I cannot accept your invitation
- I go for this resolution