Definition of consensual
1 : existing or made by mutual consent without an act of writing a consensual contract
2 : involving or based on mutual consent consensual acts
consensually
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Examples of consensual in a Sentence
She claims their relationship was consensual.
Recent Examples of consensual from the Web
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These are considered consensual and therefore constitutional encounters.
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Both encounters, according to local reports, began as consensual, but one woman told police that Assange refused to stop after the condom broke.
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Origin and Etymology of consensual
Latin consensus + English -al
First Known Use: 1754
CONSENSUAL Defined for English Language Learners
consensual
playDefinition of consensual for English Language Learners
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: agreed to by the people involved : done with the consent of the people involved
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consensual
playLegal Definition of consensual
1 : existing or made by mutual consent without any further act (as a writing)
2 : involving or based on mutual consent consensual sexual intercourse
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