consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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Other components of the executive order include directives to increase officer compensation, expand legal protections, review federal consent decrees with local police departments and increase the use of national security resources, including the military, for crime prevention.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The city entered a consent decree in 2017 to address those issues.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, a federal judge terminated two sections of the consent decree governing the Baltimore Police Department, the first time sections of the 17-section agreement have been declared fulfilled.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
While the case was pending throughout the 1940s, various interim settlements whittled away at studio practices; after a 1940 consent decree attacked the practice of block booking, the major studios generally abandoned their B-units as not worth the cost.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The city entered a consent decree in 2017 to address those issues.
—Sarah Handel, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, a federal judge terminated two sections of the consent decree governing the Baltimore Police Department, the first time sections of the 17-section agreement have been declared fulfilled.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
While the case was pending throughout the 1940s, various interim settlements whittled away at studio practices; after a 1940 consent decree attacked the practice of block booking, the major studios generally abandoned their B-units as not worth the cost.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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