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How to pronounce consent in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accept, go for
Type of respond, react
Has types allow, buckle under, contract in, countenance, give, give in, knuckle under, let, permit, yield, agree, take in charge, undertake, settle, succumb
Type Words
Type of permission
Has types informed consent
Derivation consentaneous


he indicated his consent.

Examples of consent

consent
This was done to avoid complications during a heated advise-and-consent process.
From the washingtontimes.com
The court ruled Tuesday that jury instructions on lack of consent were in error.
From the chron.com
Samples were collected with written informed consent from the patients'families.
From the sciencedaily.com
Yet whatever we do online is tracked, usually without our knowledge and consent.
From the sacbee.com
You also consent to McKesson Corp. keeping your application on file for 6 years.
From the jobview.monster.com
Leaving the house without a blindfold shouldn't be considered a form of consent.
From the ocregister.com
Wounding is an assault unless performed with consent or for therapeutic reasons.
From the guardian.co.uk
The issue of informed consent has been totally ignored in the inquiry, she says.
From the theepochtimes.com
She has pulled budget items off the consent calendar to force a full discussion.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"
  • Accept: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"
  • (consenting) having given consent; "consenting adults"
  • Consent refers to the provision of approval or assent, particularly and especially after thoughtful consideration.
  • 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 own approach to consent in deeming certain acts legal or illegal (see consent (criminal)).
  • 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 (2009), see also consensual crime.
  • Consent is a 2010 drama film written and directed by Ron Brown about a family who turns to smoking and drugs to deal with their oldest daughter's suicide. The film stars Troian Bellisario and Peter Vack.
  • An online text-based role playing game is a role-playing game played online using a solely text-based interface. Online text-based role playing games date to 1978, with the creation of MUD1, which began the MUD heritage that culminates in today's MMORPGs. ...
  • Voluntary agreement or permission; To express willingness, to give permission; To cause to sign a consent form