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consensual

[ kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. formed or existing by consent:

    a consensual lien.

  2. having been actively agreed to by all parties involved:

    consensual touching

  3. Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.


consensual

/ əˈɛԲʊə /

adjective

  1. law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent
  2. law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
  3. (of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈԲܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz···· adverb
  • ԴDz·Dz··· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consensual1

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin DzԲŧԲ-, stem of DzԲŧԲܲ consensus + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consensual1

from consensus + -al 1
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According Davis’ statement, the consensual sex between Sharpe and his accuser continued until Jan. 2.

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Burns’ cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator’s defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman’s unwanted attentions as consensual.

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Way had denied abusing her and said their relationship was consensual - but a jury in a civil trial found him liable for sexual battery, assault and gender violence.

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The entrepreneur claimed the encounter was consensual but a jury at Bradford Crown Court took just 80 minutes to convict him.

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Her legal representative told the BBC Tossici-Bolt had been offering a "consensual conversation" and would explore "all legal options" following the ruling.

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