Legal Definition and Related Resources of Consent

The deliberate assent amounting to an active acquiescence . An act of reason, accompanied with deliberation, the mind weighing, as in the balance , the good or evil of either side. To constitute consent, there must be a bargain between two parties . See People v Westek, 109 P.2d9,31 Cal.2d469. In order that there may be true consent, there must be physical and mental power on the party consenting and a free and serious use of them. A consent obtained by fraud , by intimidation , undue influence , etc., is not a true consent. Also, the party consenting must have the capacity to so consent. A consent to carnal knowledge given by a person under age will not constitute a defense to a charge of rape or indecent assault .

(Lat. con, with, together, sentire, to feel). A concurrence of wills. Express consent is that directly given, either viva voce or in writing. Implied consent is that manifested by signs, actions, or facts, or by inaction or silence, which raise a presumption that the consent has been given. Consent supposes a physical power to act, a moral power of acting, and a serious, determined, and free use of these powers. Fonbl. Eq. bk. 1, c. 2, §1. See Agree, ment; Contract.

Legal process through which a birth parent voluntarily agrees to make an adoption plan for their child with a specific family through an Independent Adoption.

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verb

• accede
• accept
• accord
• acquiesce
• adsentire
• affirm
• agree
• allow
• approve
• assent
• authorize
• be in favor of
• be willing
• come to terms
• comply
• concur
• consentire
• endorse
• give approval
• give consent
• give permission
• grant
• gratify
• have no objection
• indicate willingness
• license
• permit
• ratify
• sanction
• suffer
• support
• tolerate
• warrant
• yield
• Associated Concepts: consent to an adjournment
• consent to jurisdiction

noun

• accedence
• acceptance
• accord
• acknowledgment
• acquiescence
• admission
• adoption
• affirmance
• affirmation
• agreement
• allowance
• approbation
• approval
• assent
• assurance
• authentication
• authority
• authorization
• certification
• commendation
• compliance
• concession
• concord
• concordance
• concurrence
• confirmation
• consensus
• corroboration
• countenance
• empowering
• endorsement
• entitlement
• grace
• grant
• guarantee
• harmony
• indulgence
• leave
• legalization
• license
• permission
• permit
• ratification
• sanction
• stipulation
• subscription
• sufferance
• support
• tolerance
• toleration
• unison
• unity
• validation
• verification
• vouchsafement
• warrant
• warranty
• willingness Associated Concepts: consent decree
• consent in writing
• consent judgment
• consent of adoptive parents
• consent of owner
• consent of parties
• consent to a taking
• consent to an act
• consent to search
• express consent
• implied consent
• legal consent
• limited consent
• parental consent
• qualified consent
• removal of an action by consent
• voluntary consent
• without consentforeign phrases: Consensus non concubitus facit nuptias vel matrimonium et consentire non possunt ante annos nubiles
• Consent
• not cohabitation
• constitutes nuptials or marriage
• and persons cannot consent before marriageable years
• Consensus voluntas multorum adquos res pertinet
• simuljuncta
• Consent is the united will of several interested in one subject matter
• Consentientes et aqentes pari poenaplectentur
• Persons who consent and those who perform are subject to the same penalties
• Longa patientia trahitur ad consensum
• Itelius estomniamalapati quam malo consentire
• It is better to suffer every ill than to consent to evil
• Nihilconsensui tam controrium est quam vis atque metus
• Nothing is as much opposed to consent as force and fear
• Non consentit qui errat
• He who makes a mistake does not consent
• Non refert an quis assensum suum praefert verbis aut rebus ipsis et factis
• Non refert an quis assensum suum praefert verbis aut rebus ipsis et factis
• It matters not whether a man gives his consent by his words or by his acts and deeds
• Non videntur qui errant consentire
• Those who err are not deemed to consent
• Non videtur consensum retinuisse si quis expraescripto minantis aliquid immutavit
• He does not appear to have retained consent who has changed anything through menaces
• Nuptias non cuncubitus sedconsensusfacit
• Not cohabitation but consent makes the marriage
• without consentforeign phrases: Consensus non concubitus facit nuptias vel matrimonium et consentire non possunt ante annos nubiles
• Consent
• not cohabitation
• constitutes nuptials or marriage
• and persons cannot consent before marriageable years
• Consensus voluntas multorum adquos res pertinet
• simuljuncta
• Consent is the united will of several interested in one subject matter
• Consentientes et aqentes pari poenaplectentur
• Persons who consent and those who perform are subject to the same penalties
• Longa patientia trahitur ad consensum
• Long sufferance is construed as consent
• Itelius estomniamalapati quam malo consentire
• It is better to suffer every ill than to consent to evil
• Nihilconsensui tam controrium est quam vis atque metus
• Nothing is as much opposed to consent as force and fear
• Non consentit qui errat
• He who makes a mistake does not consent
• Non refert an quis assensum suum praefert verbis aut rebus ips
  is et factis
• It matters not whether a man gives his consent by his words or by his acts and deeds
• Non videntur qui errant consentire
• Those who err are not deemed to consent
• Non videtur consensum retinuisse si quis expraescripto minantis aliquid immutavit
• He does not appear to have retained consent who has changed anything through menaces
• Nuptias non cuncubitus sedconsensusfacit
• Not cohabitation but consent makes the marriage
• Omne jus aut consensusfecit
• aut necessitas constituit autfirmavit consuetudo
• Consent created
• necessity established
• or custom has confirmed every law
• Omnis consensus tollit errorem
• Every consent removes error
• Qui tacet
• consentire videtur
• He who is silent
• is deemed to consent
• Actus me invito factus non est meus actus
• An act done against my will is not my act
• Aeentes et consentientes pari poena plectentur
• Acting ana consenting parties are liable to the same punishment
• Consensus est voluntas plurium ad quos res pertinet
• simul juncta
• Consent is the conjoint will of several persons to whom the thing belongs
• Consensus facit legem
• Consent makes the law
• Consensus tollit errorem
• Consent removes or obviates mistake
• Quod meum est sine me auferri non potest
• What is mine cannot be taken away without my consent
• Volenti non fit injuria

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Translate Consent from English to Spanish

Translation of Consent, with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Aquiescencia and other legal terms is available here.

• Aquiescencia
• Consentimiento
• Conformidad
• Consentir
• Acceder
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English Spanish Translation of Consent

Consentimiento, aprobación
To give One’s consent: Dar el consentimiento

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Consent in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of consent.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

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• consent in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• consent in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Consent, stop and search powers in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of consent, stop and search powers.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

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• consent, stop and search powers in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• consent, stop and search powers in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Consent

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Consent :

Deliberate or implied affirmation; compliance with a course of proposed actio Consent is essential in a number of circumstances. For example, contracts and marriages are invalid unless both parties give their consent. Consent must be given freely, without duress or deception, and with sufficient legal competence to give it (See also informed consent). In criminal law, issues of consent arise mainly in connection with offences involving violence and *dishonesty. For public-policy reasons, a victim’s consent to conduct which foreseeably causes him bodily harm is no defence to a charge involving an *assault, *wounding, or *homicide; in other cases the defendant should be acquitted if the magistrates or jury have a reasonable doubt not only as to whether the victim had consented but also as to whether he thought the victim had consented.

See also age of consent; battery; conveyance; rape.

Consent, Sexual Behaviour and the Law

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• Consent in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Behavior and the Law

Consent

See Also

• Governance
• Consensus Democracy
• Democratic Theory
• Good
  Governance
• Representation

Further Reading

• Beran, H. (1987). The consent theory of political obligation.
  London: Croom Helm.
  Rawls, J. (1971). A theory of justice. Cambridge, MA:
  Harvard University Press.
  Simmons, A. J. (2000). Justification and legitimacy: Essays
  on rights and obligations. New York: Cambridge
  University Press.
• Consent in the Encyclopedia of Governance, Mark Bevir – University of California, Berkeley, USA, 2007, SAGE Publications