- [uncountable] permission to do something, especially given by somebody in authority
- The written consent of a parent is required.
- consent to something Children under 16 cannot give consent to medical treatment.
- to refuse/withhold your consent
- without (somebody's) consent He is charged with taking a car without the owner's consent.
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationc1- A record of their written consent must be on file.
- At any time during the study, parents could withdraw their consent.
- Completion of the survey was taken as implied consent to participate.
- Do you have the consent of your employer?
- Doctors must obtain the informed consent of all patients before giving any treatment.
- Doctors pressed her to sign a consent form for emergency surgery.
- He gave his consent for treatment.
- He withheld his consent to the marriage.
- In 2018 they signed a consent agreement.
- Informed oral consent was obtained from each individual.
- Judge Roberts nodded his consent and she began.
- No action can be taken without the prior consent of the owner.
- Spousal consent is necessary to secure the loan.
- The article is reprinted by consent of the author.
- The consent decree required the state to institute certain programs that were not required by federal law.
- The information should generally be considered private unless there is explicit consent to disclose it.
- The investigators secured the consent of the suspects to take their computers away.
- The removal of the patient consent requirement was denounced by the opposition.
- They provided verbal consent for the interview to be recorded.
- You must give written consent before the documents can be released.
- Your property cannot be sold without your consent.
- Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals.
- consent from the parents
- students who had provided parental consent to participate
- the policy of presumed consent for organ donation
- A tenant may not sublet the property without the consent in writing from the landlord.
- He was accused of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent.
- Her father gave his consent to the marriage.
- Patients sign a consent form before surgery.
- The drug was given without the patient's knowledge or consent.
- The landlord may not withhold consent unreasonably.
- These appointments are subject to the consent of the Prime Minister.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- common
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- grant (somebody)
- provide
- …
- agreement
- decree
- law
- …
- by consent
- by consent of
- by common consent
- …
- the age of consent
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- [uncountable] agreement about something
- She was chosen as leader by common consent (= everyone agreed to the choice).
- By mutual consent they didn't go out (= they both agreed not to).
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1- The advertising authority is, by general consent, a very reasonable body.
- The marriage ended by mutual consent.
- The museum bought the collection for $2 million, by common consent a very good price.
- By unspoken consent they carried on working through the night.
- government by consent
- The proposal received unanimous consent.
- The contract can only be broken by mutual consent.
- By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- common
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- grant (somebody)
- provide
- …
- agreement
- decree
- law
- …
- by consent
- by consent of
- by common consent
- …
- the age of consent
- [countable] an official document giving permission for something
- Your family, in effect, signs the consent for you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- common
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- grant (somebody)
- provide
- …
- agreement
- decree
- law
- …
- by consent
- by consent of
- by common consent
- …
- the age of consent
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French consente (noun), consentir (verb), from Latin consentire, from con- ‘together’ + sentire ‘feel’.
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