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noun ADJ. full | common, general, mutual | express | tacit Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals. | informed Doctors must obtain the informed consent of all patients before giving any treatment. | prior No action can be taken without the prior consent of the owner. | formal, written | parental VERB + CONSENT give (sb), grant (sb) You must give written consent before the documents can be released. | refuse (sb), withhold | gain, get, have, obtain Do you have the consent of your employer? | require, seek PREP. by (common/general/mutual) ~ The contract can only be broken by mutual consent. | with/without sb's ~ Your property cannot be sold without your consent. | ~ for He gave his consent for treatment. | ~ from consent from the parents | ~ to He withheld his consent to the marriage. PHRASES the age of consent (= the age at which sb is legally old enough to agree to have a sexual relationship), verb ADV. freely | kindly He has kindly consented to give us some of his valuable time. PREP. to Her father would not consent to the marriage.
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consent
verbs
give (somebody) your consent
• The child’s parents have to give their consent to the operation.
have sb’s consent
• He claimed to have the consent of the car’s owner.
get sb’s consent
( also obtain sb’s consent formal )
• Your solicitor will need to obtain your signed consent.
something requires sb’s consent
• Your consent is required before we can apply for a medical report.
grant consent
formal (= give it formally )
• The local council was prepared to grant consent to the project.
refuse (your) consent
• When the firm applied for consent to build on the site, it was refused.
withhold (your) consent
(= not give it )
• A patient has the right to withhold consent to treatment.
adjectives
written consent
• If you are under 18, you need your parents’ written consent to get married.
verbal consent
(= spoken consent )
• He gave his verbal consent to have the interview taped.
parental consent
(= from someone’s parents )
• Students may not be absent from school without parental consent.
sb’s prior consent
(= consent before you do something )
• Do not take photographs of people without obtaining their prior consent.
informed consent
(= based on full information about what will happen )
• The men took part in this study after giving informed consent.
express consent
(= consent that is given in a verbal or written way, and not consent that you assume someone gives )
• Your medical records will only be released with your express consent.
tacit consent
(= one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given )
• If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.
planning consent
British English (= consent to build a new building or change an old one )
• You will need to apply for planning consent.
phrases
the age of consent
(= the age at which someone can legally marry or have sex )
• She was fifteen, under the age of consent, when she became pregnant.
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