Look up: consent

1. Consent
   See Authorization, and also see Informed Consent.
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2. Consent
   To agree to do something or to give someone else permission to do something.
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3. consent
   [n] - permission to do something
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4. Consent
   The general legal and ethical principle is that valid consent must ‘usually` be obtained before starting treatment or physical investigation or providing personal care for a patient. This principle reflects the right of a patient to determine what happens to his or her own body and is a ...
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5. Consent
   is a type of permit or authorisation: Discharge consents for discharge of trade effluent to controlled waters are issued by the Environmental Agency or Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Trade effluent discharge consents are issued by the sewerage undertaker (England & Wales) or water...
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6. Consent
   Agree to something. Or give permission for something to be done.
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7. Consent
   Con·sent' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Consented ; present participle & verbal noun Consenting .] [ French consentir , from Latin consentire , -sensum<...
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8. Consent
   Con·sent' transitive verb To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [ Obsolete] « Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. Milton. »
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9. Consent
   Con·sent' noun [ Confer Old French consent .] 1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. « All with one consent began to make excuse. Luke xiv. 18. » « They fell together all, a...
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10. consent
    noun permission to do something; `he indicated his consent`
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11. consent
    (kәn-sent´) in law, voluntary agreement with an action proposed by another. Consent is an act of reason; the person giving consent must be of sufficient mental capacity and be in possession of all essential information in order to give valid consent. A person who is an infant, is mentally incompetent, or is ...
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12. Consent
    • (n.) Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission. • (n.) Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence. • (n.) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreem...
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13. consent
    (from the article `philosophy, Western`) Locke thus stated one of the fundamental principles of political liberalism: that there can be no subjection to power without consent—though once ...
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14. consent
    (from the article `family law`) In order to satisfy the requirement of a voluntary consent to a marriage, a party must have reached an age at which he or she is able to give ... ...origins, rape is a serious crime and is treated as a felony in most countries with common-law systems. In many rape trials, the guilt or innocence ... ......
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15. consent
    consent To give permission, approval, or assent in opinion; to agree (to do something).
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16. Consent
    Voluntary aggreement to medical care or treatment by one with the capacity to do so. All women must give consent for medical care during pregnancy and at the time of delivery.
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17. consent
    consent, in law, active acquiescence or silent compliance by a person legally capable of consenting (see age of consent). It may be evidenced by words or acts or by silence when silence implies concurrence. Actual or implied consent is necessarily an element in every contract and every agreement. In...
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18. Consent
    Agreement or sympathy in feeling or thought. -- V.F.
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19. Consent
    An agreement to something proposed, and differs from assent. Consent supposes: 1. A physical power to act; 2. A moral power of acting; 3. A serious, determined, and free use of these powers.
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20. Consent
    Acceptance ,agreement to an offer or proposal made by another person to perform an action with actual willingness and no pressure from anyone.
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21. Consent
    In law, consent is understood to be a free and deliberate act of a rational being. It is invalidated by any undue means - intimidation, improper influence, or imposition - used to obtain it. The mentally incapable, children, etc, cannot give legal consent; neither can persons in a state of absolute ...
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22. Consent
    Your health care team must seek your permission (your consent) before you have an examination or treatment. See giving your consent section.
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23. Consent
    `Consent` refers to the provision of approval or assent, particularly and especially after thoughtful consideration. Types of consent : Tort: Consent can be either expressed or implied. For example, participation in a contact sport usually implies consent to contact by other participants, when conta...
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24. Consent
    (BDSM) Non-consensual play is considered abuse and not accepted by the BDSM community. __TOC__ Types of consent : Consent is a vital element in all psychological play, and consent can be granted in many ways. Some employ a written form known as a "Dungeon negotiation form"; for othe...
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25. Consent
    (criminal law) In criminal law, `consent` may be used as an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done. For a more general discussion, see Dennis J. Baker, "The Moral Limits of Consent as a Defense in the Criminal Law," 12(1) New Criminal Law Review ...
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