consent decree
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7.3
- noun
- /kənˈsɛnt dɪˈkri/
- Formal
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decreto de consentimiento
- This consent decree ordered the Miami Police Department to start hiring officers that better represented the demographic makeup of the community they were policing.
- enter a consent decree
- party to a consent decree
- modification of a consent decree
Examples
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Moreover, the court must believe that because of changing circumstances, the original consent decree has become an "instrument of wrong."
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Financial constraints have contributed to New Bedford's delays in meeting the consent decree schedule.
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Generally, courts are faced with two questions when presented with a consent decree.
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Using a consent decree to fashion a judgment is one way of achieving this goal.
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As a general requirement, a consent decree must be within the court's subject matter jurisdiction.
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In order to comply with the consent decree, Detroit sought to secure federal funding for the project.
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The court explained that there are two facets to a consent decree.
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41 federal agencies have used consent decrees to settle civil rights litigation and antitrust actions.
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Developers may find, however, that agreeing to limitations in a consent decree is more cost-effective than continuing the litigation.
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The agreement was set out in a consent decree filed Aug. 8 in U.S. District Court.
Synonyms
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A written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce
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A promise made between two or more people, often written
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An agreement that ends a legal or business dispute
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'consent' (approval/agreement) with 'decree' (a formal legal order): a decree that has been agreed to or approved. Although it is a legal term with specific procedural nuance, the basic sense — a court order based on the parties' consent — is transparent to a B1 learner who knows the two constituents.
Etymology
The phrase consent decree comes from two words: consent (an 'agreement') and decree (a judge's 'order'). Imagine two sides shaking hands and a judge signing their deal so it becomes a court order everyone must follow. So, consent decree means an 'agreement' the court approves and enforces, often 'without admitting guilt'.