consent
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3.2
- noun
- /kənˈsɛnt/
- Formal
:
consentimiento
- Only students whose parent or guardian signed the informed consent form participated in the study.
- informed consent
- a consent form
- provide consent
There has to be consent for mental health treatment.
- There has to be consent for mental health treatment.
- I mean, at some point you get angry when silence is consent, but you understand.
- It's just powers from the consent of the people.
- That always involves consent, of course, when you involve somebody else.
- How is the topic of consent handled on set very important?
- You're the parent, you sign the consent.
- They're very good at express written consent.
- What if our technology can read it without your prior consent?
- The result is that democratic consent for the EU in Britain is now wafer thin.
Examples
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She signed the consent forms herself.
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But in all other scenarios, written consent of the parties is required.
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There has to be consent for mental health treatment.
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If we continue down this path, we risk losing the consent of the British people.
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I was taught what consent looks like.
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Just make sure you get the consent of her doctor before you talk to her.
Fiction book (1996) -
But you know, I need your consent.
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All participants signed a detailed informed consent form to demonstrate their willing participation in the study.
Academic text (2011) -
All provided informed consent according to procedures approved by the UCLA Institutional Review Board.
Academic text (2011) -
Before beginning the experiment, all participants signed a consent form to ensure they understood the process.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Official approval that lets you do something
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1.6
Official permission to do something from a person or group in charge
361
1.0
A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval
223
4.4
Official permission to enter a place or take an action
36
4.1
A written document that gives official permission or instruction
28
6.2
Agreement to an offer that makes a legal contract
27
5.7
Official permission from an authority to do something
4
3.4
Official permission to do something
Permission from someone in charge to go ahead
Spoken agreement that allows someone to do something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
16
3.9
Permission a patient gives after understanding a treatment and its risks
- Formal
7
7.3
A court-approved agreement that ends a legal case without the accused admitting guilt
- Formal
6
8.3
The Senate's power to approve or reject the President's choices and agreements with other countries
How Permissive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Consent comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and sentire 'to feel', the same root you find in sense. So consent (noun) is the 'feeling together' or agreement, which is why it means permission or formal agreement.