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accede |
to agree or consent; assent. [1/2 definitions] |
acquiesce |
to agree silently or without protest; comply; consent. |
age of consent |
the age at which a person, usu. female, is legally considered to be competent to consent to sexual relations, used as a standard in determining whether statutory rape has occurred. |
agree |
to say yes; consent. [1/3 definitions] |
agreeable |
ready to concur or consent. [1/2 definitions] |
assent |
agreement, approval, or consent. [1/2 definitions] |
bow1 |
to bend the head or the upper part of the body forward in greeting, acknowledgment, consent, submission, or the like. [2/8 definitions] |
connivance |
in law, encouragement, knowledge, or consent of a wrongdoing by another. [1/2 definitions] |
consensual |
caused or done by consent, esp. mutual consent. [1/2 definitions] |
elope |
to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians. [1/2 definitions] |
go along with |
to give one's consent to something. [1/3 definitions] |
good will |
cheerful willingness or consent. [1/3 definitions] |
hear of |
to listen with agreement or consent (used only in the negative). [1/2 definitions] |
permission |
consent from an authority to do something. [1/2 definitions] |
purloin |
to take (something) without the owner's consent; steal. [1/2 definitions] |
ratify |
to validate, confirm, or establish (something) by giving formal approval or consent. |
statutory rape |
the crime of sexual intercourse committed with a female who is younger than the legal age of consent. |
unanimous consent agreement |
a means by which the U.S. Senate expedites legislative proceedings, calling for members to agree upon a set of terms by which procedures surrounding a piece of legislation will be conducted. Unanimous consent agreements specify items such as a time limit for debate on a bill and who will control the debate. |
vote |
to declare or establish by popular consent. [1/9 definitions] |
yes |
an answer that shows agreement or consent. [1/4 definitions] |
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