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con⋅sent
[kuh
n-sent] 
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often fol. by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented. |
| 2. | Archaic. to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony. |
–noun
| 3. | permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence: He gave his consent to the marriage. |
| 4. | agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.: By common consent he was appointed official delegate. |
| 5. | Archaic. accord; concord; harmony. |
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| con·sent (kən-sěnt') intr.v. con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents
[Middle English consenten, from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre : com-, com- + sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.] con·sent'er n. |
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Consent
Con*sent"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consented; p. pr. & vb. n Consenting.] [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, -sensum, to feel together, agree; con- + sentire to feel. See Sense.]1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur. And Saul was consenting unto his death. --Acts. viii. 1. Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment. --Fuller. 2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply. My poverty, but not my will, consents. --Shak. And whispering "I will ne'er consent," -- consented. --Byron. Syn: To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.Consent
Con*sent"\, v. t. To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.] Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. --Milton.Consent
Con*sent"\, n. [Cf. OF. consent.]1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. All with one consent began to make exuse. --Luke xiv. 18. They feil together all, as by consent. --Shak. 2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence. The melodious consent of the birds. --Holland. Such is the world's great harmony that springs From union, order, full consent of things. --Pope. 3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission. Thou wert possessed of David's throne By free consent of all. --Milton. 4. (Law) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action. 5. (Physiol.) Sympathy. See Sympathy, 4. Syn: Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See Assent. Age of consent (Law), an age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.
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Language Translation for : consent
Spanish:
consentir,
German:
zustimmen,
Japanese:
同意する
consent
c.1225, from O.Fr. consentir, from L. consentire "feel together," from com- "with" + sentire "to feel." "Feeling together," hence, "agreeing, giving permission," a sense evolution that apparently took place in Fr. before the word reached Eng. Consensual is 1754; consensus is 1843.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: con·sent
Function: noun
1 a : compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specifically : the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usually who has knowledge or understanding —see also AGE OF CONSENT, INFORMED CONSENT, RAPE, STATUTORY RAPE b : a defense claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape)
2 : agreement as to action or opinion
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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