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consensual
[ kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]
adjective
- formed or existing by consent:
a consensual lien.
- having been actively agreed to by all parties involved:
consensual touching
- Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.
consensual
/ əˈɛԲʊə /
adjective
- law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent
- law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
- (of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part
Derived Forms
- DzˈԲܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz···· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz··· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of consensual1
Word History and Origins
Origin of consensual1
Example Sentences
According Davis’ statement, the consensual sex between Sharpe and his accuser continued until Jan. 2.
Burns’ cyclical, sardonic prose underscores the unnamed narrator’s defenselessness against neighborhood gossip that marks the Milkman’s unwanted attentions as consensual.
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.
The entrepreneur claimed the encounter was consensual but a jury at Bradford Crown Court took just 80 minutes to convict him.
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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