Synonym: accept, agree, approve of, assent, comply, permit. Antonym: deny, dissent, refuse. Similar words: consensus, consequently, consequence, consecutive, in consequence, conservative, conservation, consistent. Meaning: [kən'sent] 
n. permission to do something. v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.
n. permission to do something. v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. 
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121. The study was approved by the ethics committee of our university and informed consent was obtained from all patients and healthy volunteers.
122. One elderly woman quickly left the program by mutual consent.
123. Proxy consent, decision making on another's behalf, is well known to the law.
124. Mrs Smith signed the consent form because Julie was under 16 years of age.
125. The State exercises coercion, but civil society performs the function of maintaining hegemony,[www.Sentencedict.com] or domination by consent.
126. Shortly after buying it, Denega was refused listed building consent to demolish the chapel and develop 21 sheltered accommodation units.
127. West Yorkshire police statistics suggest that the peak age for the offence of taking a vehicle without consent is 15.
128. Invocations of popular support or consent may be baseless and even blatantly dishonest.
129. During the meal, as if by mutual consent, they talked of other things, but it was difficult.
130. The study was approved by the institutional review board of the Mayo Clinic and all patients gave written consent.
131. They proposed raising the age of consent from thirteen to sixteen and extending the provisions of the Industrial Schools Amendment Act.
132. There is no liability for breach of confidence if consent is obtained.
133. If any prizewinner is under 18, then parental consent must be obtained before the prize can be awarded.
134. This study received approval from our local Ethical Committee and all patients provided written, informed consent.
135. The studies were approved by the ethics committee, and all volunteers gave written informed consent.
136. A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent.
137. S 40 provides that a charitable company must obtain the Commissioners' consent before it makes a change in its objectives.
138. A patient who signs a consent form for a surgical operation can not later sue the surgeon for battery.
139. It is intended that priority then will be given to obtaining planning consent for this Section.
140. According to my religion, I could, so long as my wife grants her consent.
141. Supported reducing the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16.
142. Any work which materially affects the character of a listed building, inside or out, requires listed building consent.
143. It was published in 1959 and the trustees gave their consent.
144. Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.
145. All the trustee's significant administrative powers required the prior consent of the settlor.
146. It is an offence to demolish or to alter a listed building unless listed building consent has been obtained.
147. Lauder also admitted jointly interfering with a van without consent.
148. In an ideal world, the purchaser will wish to receive formal consent from every customer and supplier before completing the acquisition.
149. In the case of non-private customers, prior written notification is sometimes acceptable in place of the customer's written consent.
150. All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.
More similar words: consensus, consequently, consequence, consecutive, in consequence, conservative, conservation, consistent, consistently, sentiment, sense, in a sense, make sense, senseless, response, CONS, consult, consist, consume, sentence, consumer, constant, consider, at present, represent, construct, consist of, consist in, essentially, conspiracy.