consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The Chicago Police Department, for example, entered into a consent decree in 2019 that is being managed by the state attorney general.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The Justice Department in the final weeks of the previous administration reached consent decree agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville but the settlements had yet to be approved by a judge.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
However, no immediate changes are expected to affect the Minneapolis Police Department, which is operating under a similar consent decree with the Minnesota Human Rights Department.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration proposed reforms on campus enforceable by a federal judge, as part of a legally binding agreement known as a consent decree.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 25 May 2025
The Justice Department in the final weeks of the previous administration reached consent decree agreements with Minneapolis and Louisville but the settlements had yet to be approved by a judge.
—Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
However, no immediate changes are expected to affect the Minneapolis Police Department, which is operating under a similar consent decree with the Minnesota Human Rights Department.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported the Trump administration proposed reforms on campus enforceable by a federal judge, as part of a legally binding agreement known as a consent decree.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for consent decree
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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