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consensual

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con·sen·su·al  (kn-snsh-l)
adj.
1. Of or expressing a consensus: a consensual decision.
2.
a. Law Existing or entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony: a consensual marriage; a consensual contract.
b. Involving the willing participation of both or all parties, especially in an illegal transaction or practice: the consensual crimes of prostitution, drug abuse, and illegal gambling.
3. Physiology
a. Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
b. Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.

con·sensu·al·ly adv.

consensual [kənˈsɛnsjʊəl]
adj
1. (Law) Law (of a contract, agreement, etc.) existing by consent
2. (Law) Law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part
consensually  adv
[from consensus + -al1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consensual - existing by consent; "a consensual contract"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
accordant - being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy
Translations
consensual [kənˈsensjʊəl] ADJ [approach, decision etc] → consensuado; [sex] → consentido
consensual [kənˈsɛnʃuəl] adj
[approach, view, decision] → consensuel(le)
(LAW) [sex] → consenti(e)
consensual
adj
(Jur) to be consensualauf (bloßer) mündlicher Übereinkunft beruhen; consensual contractobligatorischer Vertrag
(Physiol) → Reflex-, unwillkürlich


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``A jury is unlikely to find that the encounter was consensual, since the deputy was in uniform and carrying a gun,'' assistant county counsel Roger Granbo said in a report to supervisors.
The British government has issued a travel warning to gays intending to visit Fiji, where a local man, 23, and an Australian tourist, 53, were sentenced to two years in prison in early April for having consensual sex.
In addition, there is difficulty in drawing the line between sexual harassment and intimate consensual relations (Hutchens, 2003).
 
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