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consentant

consenting

adjective kohn-sahn-TAHN Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

willing

Usage Note

Consentant is crucial in legal and ethical contexts, particularly regarding sexual consent — adultes consentants ('consenting adults') is the standard legal phrase. The feminine form is consentante. It is the present participle of consentir ('to consent') used adjectivally. The related noun consentement ('consent') is widely used in law and medicine.

Examples

"Les deux parties étaient consentantes."

Natural Translation

Both parties were consenting.

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