consent decree

noun

: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute

Examples of consent decree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The consent decree also requires an independent monitoring team to issue reports on the department’s progress toward reform. —

Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024 The consent decree does not resolve all of the claims in the case. —

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024 Between July 2014 and May 2017, seven prisoners died by suicide in Cumberland County Jail, sparking a federal investigation and eventual consent decree. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 Separate from the state law that sets the year-and-a-day deadline, Baltimore Police are required under the city’s policing consent decree with the federal government to complete investigations within 90 days. —

Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consent decree

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of consent decree was in 1904

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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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