implied consent
a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
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How to use implied consent in a sentence
More than 60% of them had policies of implied consent, meaning that site users who did not configure their privacy settings or explicitly opt out were automatically giving the sites permission to continue gathering data on them.
Against this there was the advantage of having obtained an implied consent to the renewal of my suit at some future date.
The Mystery of Cloomber | Arthur Conan DoyleIf the tax were an avoidable one, it was constitutional, since submission to it implied consent.
The History of the Post Office in British North America | William SmithIf the whole question rested on the general and implied consent of the husband, Judith's mother had naught to tax herself with.
Judith Shakespeare | William BlackIt is implied consent, even though it may not be official as far as the documents are concerned?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As her implied consent to his proposal was thus given without much thought, he, on his part, became bolder.
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