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consent decree
noun
, Law.
- an agreement, approved by the court, pursuant to which the defendant ceases activities alleged by the government to be illegal and the government's action is dropped, especially in antitrust and other regulatory matters.
- an agreement made in court by the parties to settle a suit in equity.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consent decree1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
You can not police yourselves and the consent decree was unsuccessful.
From The Daily Beast
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