the age of consent
[ C ] law specialized
an act of giving agreement to something that is recognized by law, or the form this agreement is written on:
In an adult adoption, both the adopting person and the adoptee must file written consents.
The panel members recommended that patients be made to sign consents in order to obtain the drugs.
 by common consentmainly UK
most people agree: 大多数人同意;普遍认可
Her latest novel, by common consent, is her best yet.她最新一本小说被普遍认为是她迄今最好的作品。
The child's parents or guardians must give their consent before she has the operation.在给这个孩子动手术前，一定要得到她父母或其监护人的同意。
The agreement was terminated by mutual consent.经双方同意，这项协议被终止了。
The airline requires children travelling alone to have a notarized letter of consent from one or both parents.航空公司要求单独旅行的儿童必须出具来自父母一方或双方的同意书。
Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage.父亲的祝福代表了对她婚姻的同意。
She gave her consent to the sale of the painting.
The contract will contain provisions for the parties to obtain necessary consents from third parties.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accepting & agreeing
accepting
accommodation
accreditation
agree to something
agree with something
assent
compact
conclusion
countenance
currency
formal
pre-approved
presumed consent
ratification
ratify
re-establish
regrant
root
signatory
unquestioning

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Legal & illegal
Allowing and permitting
consent
verb[ I ]
 formaluk /kənˈsent/ us /kənˈsent/
C2
to agree to do something, or to allow someone to do something: 同意;答应;许可，允许
[ + to infinitive ]Very reluctantly, I've consented to lend her my car.我很不情愿地答应把车借给她。
consent toMy aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage.我姑妈终生未嫁，因为她父亲不同意她的婚事。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to say yes to a suggestion or idea
agreeI suggested they seek legal counsel and they agreed.
acceptI have no choice but to accept the ruling of the court.
acquiesceThe police acquiesced to the rebels' demands.
assentBy signing, you assent to the terms of the contract.
consentI consent to a search of my vehicle.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accepting & agreeing
accepting
accommodation
accreditation
agree to something
agree with something
assent
compact
conclusion
countenance
currency
formal
pre-approved
presumed consent
ratification
ratify
re-establish
regrant
root
signatory
unquestioning

consent | American Dictionary

consent
noun[ U ]
us/kənˈsent/
permission or agreement obtained from someone or something having authority or power:
I asked to leave the room, and the teacher gave his consent.
consent
verb[ I ]
us/kənˈsent/
to give permission:
[ + to infinitive ]The director consented to change the ending of the movie.

consent | Business English

consent
noun[ U ]
uk /kənˈsent/us
legal or official permission to do something:
The sale of any assets will require the consent of all the parties concerned.
with/without (sb's) consentYour terms of employment cannot be changed without your consent.
written/prior consentFor certain types of business purchase, you may require the prior consent of an industry regulator
give/grant consent to/for sthClients must sign financial-disclosure forms giving consent for "further verification".
seek/apply for/obtain (sb's) consentFrequently, for smaller contracts, builders do not formally obtain consent.
agreement between two or more people or groups:
by mutual consentIn a statement, CSR said their chief executive was leaving by mutual consent.
by common consentThis was, by common consent, the worst recession for decades.
consent
verb[ I ]
uk /kənˈsent/us
to give official permission or agreement for something to happen:
consent to sthPressure is being put on shareholders to consent to the takeover.

Examples of consent

consent
The act of two or more people consenting on the same thing about giving or doing something being called a pact.
A lower proportion of cardiologists and urban physicians consented to participate.
Subjects consented to take part in a semistructured interview lasting around 30-45 minutes.
Blood samples were obtained for genetic diagnosis from all consenting participants.
Of the total 218 nursing employees, 168 (78%) employees consented to participate.
Ninety-one hip fracture patients were screened: sixty were felt to be suitable for the study and 39 consented to inclusion in the trial.
Provided appropriate consents had been obtained, oocytes were obtained from patients undergoing therapeutic in vitro fertilisation for the treatment of male factor infertility.
The students whose parents consented were selected for inclusion in the study.
Of those families of participants randomly selected from the seventh grade enrollment, 83.9% consented to participate.
A number of carers consented both to individual and joint interviews.
Generally (excluding picture 2), both consenting and non-consenting images were understood better by the young people.
Of the 1266 who met eligibility criteria, 1007 (80 %) consented to participate.
All high scorers and a random subsample of low scorers would be consented for the validation substudy.
Local authorities now have a duty to make payments to those eligible, if the person consents.
Thirty practitioners consented to interview, data were collected on their day-to-day professional activities.
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Collocations withconsent

consent

These are words often used in combination with consent.

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common consent
Thus, when only a few people had houses, there would be no "commonconsent" to consider them as property.
consent form
The consentform was read aloud to inform youth about the purpose of the study, confidentiality procedures, and the availability of psychological services.
consent order
Could not a consentorder be made for them too?
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