I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
age of consent
by common consent (= with everyone’s agreement )
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Joe was chosen as captain by common consent .
consenting adult
express agreement/consent/authority etc
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He is not to leave without my express permission.
prior approval/consent/permission
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A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.
the age of consent (= when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex )
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At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
informed
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Patients subjected to research need the twin protection of informed consent and surveillance by ethics committees.
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Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before the study.
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Ensuring that patients participating in drug trials give fully informed consent will need careful handling.
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A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent . Informed consent.
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The study was approved by the ethics committee of our university and informed consent was obtained from all patients and healthy volunteers.
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In almost all cases testing may only be done with the fully informed consent of the person being tested.
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Under the relevant sections it states that the patient's informed consent is required before certain designated treatments can be carried out.
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This study received approval from our local Ethical Committee and all patients provided written, informed consent .
mutual
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During the meal, as if by mutual consent , they talked of other things, but it was difficult.
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I left home by mutual consent !
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If this is the case, the exemption no longer applies to couples living apart by mutual consent .
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Changes to borders can come about only by mutual agreement and consent .
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Any disputes must be settled by mutual consent .
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Mutual consent An employment contract may be brought to an end by the mutual consent of the parties.
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One elderly woman quickly left the program by mutual consent .
parental
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If any prizewinner is under 18, then parental consent must be obtained before the prize can be awarded.
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A bill that would have required parental consent for abortions died during the last session.
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A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent .
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And the statutes indicated that you could use reasonable force in terms of restraint so long as there was parental consent .
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Entrants under 18 must supply parental consent . 4.
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The governor said he will urge the 1997 Legislature to require parental consent for abortions performed on minors.
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Informed parental consent was obtained before the study.
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It also mandated that no child could be hit without parental consent .
prior
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All the trustee's significant administrative powers required the prior consent of the settlor.
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A Class 4 transaction will normally require the prior consent of the company in a general meeting.
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None of these will be documented without prior consent .
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There was an immediate outcry. Prior consent is a condition of genetic testing.
tacit
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Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.
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His answer depends on a distinction between tacit and explicit consent .
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By remaining in society, one gives one's tacit consent to it.
written
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The study was approved by the Western Infirmary Ethical Committee and all patients gave written , informed consent .
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All subjects had voluntarily given written informed consent before the start of the study.
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The studies were approved by the ethics committee, and all volunteers gave written informed consent .
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In the case of non-private customers, prior written notification is sometimes acceptable in place of the customer's written consent .
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All gave fully informed written consent .
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All subjects gave informed written consent before the study.
■ NOUN
decree
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Microsoft dismissed the allegations as unfounded, saying its practices were specifically allowed by the consent decree .
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But the company has vigorously asserted that its marketing practices do not violate the 1995 consent decree .
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The consent decree was drafted and released to the press in November.
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One new provision would prevent the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from entering into consent decrees with employers in job-discrimination lawsuits.
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The decree calls for both to be hired as consent decree administrators, charged with designing and implementing the restructuring plans.
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Reno contends Microsoft violated a 1995 consent decree by tying the licensing and distribution of Windows and its browser.
form
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They immediately signed a consent form for the operation to take place.
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After Elinor had signed her voluntary consent form , she and Adam were taken to her suite of rooms.
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On hospital attendance, each patient completed a questionnaire and a consent form .
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I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.
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All the patients included signed an informed consent form .
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A patient who signs a consent form for a surgical operation can not later sue the surgeon for battery.
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You will be asked to sign a consent form agreeing to any of these treatments.
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Mrs Smith signed the consent form because Julie was under 16 years of age.
planning
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The deal is conditional on the supermarket group obtaining planning consent to build a store on the site.
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With it went planning consent for the sheltered accommodation units.
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It is intended that priority then will be given to obtaining planning consent for this Section.
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It should also take account of planning consent already given, making planners consider communities as an integrated whole.
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Potton can advise on land sales and required planning consent .
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First, to improve the conditions that can be imposed on a planning consent for the restoration of mineral working.
■ VERB
give
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Further, the county council has not yet given its consent to the imposition of any traffic regulations.
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And when the nuns told him of the fragrance still emanating from the grave, he gave his consent for the exhumation.
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Ensuring that patients participating in drug trials give fully informed consent will need careful handling.
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All subjects had voluntarily given written informed consent before the start of the study.
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The study was approved by the institutional review board of the Mayo Clinic and all patients gave written consent .
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All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.
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It was published in 1959 and the trustees gave their consent .
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I have given my consent , intending to gratify her wishes in this respect only for a short while.
grant
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According to my religion, I could, so long as my wife grants her consent .
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A number of acts of development are granted consent by two Statutory Instruments issued under the 1971 Act.
inform
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Ensuring informed patient consent to release of information to third parties is obtained is important for service research.
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All patients gave written informed consent .
need
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These place the parties in a similar position to an asset sale, namely needing the consent of a third party.
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Unfortunately, under present rules, such a constitutional change needs parliament's consent .
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The substitution of the vendor before the sale would need the consent of each affected employee.
obtain
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Frequently on smaller contracts, builders do not formally obtain consent and assume that it would be granted.
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A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent .
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The DoE was able to confirm that most of the advertisers involved had not obtained their consent .
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A company's name must not include a trade mark unless its owner's consent is obtained .
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Prior to the making of such alterations the tenants should obtain the consent of the landlord to the proposed alterations.
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Before the study we obtained informed consent from all subjects.
refuse
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Shortly after buying it, Denega was refused listed building consent to demolish the chapel and develop 21 sheltered accommodation units.
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Lord penning said: The Attorney-General tells us that when he refuses his consent , his refusal is final.
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This is a misconception because the next of kin has no legal right either to consent or to refuse consent.
require
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Health authorities are advised that introduction of new screening programmes requires ethical research committee consent .
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A bill that would have required parental consent for abortions died during the last session.
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A minor seeking an abortion was required to obtain parental consent .
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The governor said he will urge the 1997 Legislature to require parental consent for abortions performed on minors.
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It requires the consent of the Panel.
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A Class 4 transaction will normally require the prior consent of the company in a general meeting.
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Accordingly, the reciprocal exchange of membership lists may require a specific consent from all those persons on the lists.
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He explained that this was unusual, and would require her husband's consent .
sign
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After Elinor had signed her voluntary consent form, she and Adam were taken to her suite of rooms.
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I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.
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A patient who signs a consent form for a surgical operation can not later sue the surgeon for battery.
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You will be asked to sign a consent form agreeing to any of these treatments.
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Mrs Smith signed the consent form because Julie was under 16 years of age.
withhold
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An absolute prohibition against assignment is less popular than a qualified prohibition which requires a landlord not to withhold consent unreasonably.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mutual agreement/consent
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A contract can also be terminated by mutual agreement of the parties.
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Any changes to these dates will be made by mutual agreement.
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During the meal, as if by mutual consent, they talked of other things, but it was difficult.
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Paul permits temporary abstinence also but only by mutual agreement.
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The land claims commission has settled more than 11,000 cases by mutual agreement on compensation.
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The rules of the game are seen as fixed at any point in time by mutual agreement and changeable through mutual agreement.
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This mutual agreement is usually reached through the process of offer and acceptance.
the age of consent
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Before a woman can have an abortion, she needs to have written consent from two doctors.
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The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two buildings in the centre of Moscow.
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The young couple were married without their parents' consent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A consent , however, is a movable threshold.
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All subjects gave informed consent for the study, which was approved by the local ethical committee.
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His answer depends on a distinction between tacit and explicit consent .
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I was too young to sign the consent form and when Malc arrived, he also was found to be too young.
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In extreme circumstances the customer or supplier may seek to use its strong position and extract personal benefits in return for giving its consent .
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In this case a consent application should be filed in writing and signed by all parties.
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The battery action protects personal integrity and guards against treatment without consent .
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Who's afraid of informed consent ?
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
owner
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Whether in the event owners would have consented is quite another question.
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That may occur even though the owner has permitted or consented to the property being taken.
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The plaintiff relied on Lawrence to show that an appropriation could occur, even if the owner consented .
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The owner of property can consent to some one destroying or damaging that property.
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He contended that he believed that the owner would consent , had he known.
parent
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However, in the case of young children knowledge of the fact that the parent has consented may help.
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The parents of the friend consented to take her, but I think her appearance caused some consternation.
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In 1988 the foster parents applied to adopt D. The parents refused to consent to the adoption.
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Those parents who had consented to post mortem examinations were not told that their child's organs might be retained.
treatment
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Who must consent to essential medical treatment ?
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In logic there can be no difference between an ability to consent to treatment and an ability to refuse treatment.
■ VERB
refuse
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However, where it is made after the breach, the customer is free to refuse to consent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Consent Defendants who plead not guilty to rape, generally do so on the ground that the victim consented.
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But she can never entirely master a human soul - not unless you consent to it!
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Democratic audiences had to consent to this approach.
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He could not consent to the wounds.
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She was a homeless wanderer until tiny Delos alone of all places on earth consented to receive her.
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Such blasphemers by the Mosaic law were to be stoned to death and for his part he could freely consent to it.