CONSENSUAL

consensual

(adjective) existing by consent; “a consensual contract”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

consensual (comparative more consensual, superlative most consensual)

with permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting

(law) existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties

(biology) excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition

Antonyms

• non-consensual

Source: Wiktionary


Con*sen"su*al, a. Etym: [See Consent, v. i., and cf. Sensual.]

1. (Law)

Definition: Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.

2. (Physiol.)

Definition: Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions. Consensual contract (Law), a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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