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

Who becomes Chicago’s next police superintendent is a critical concern for our multiracial community coalition to enforce the Chicago police consent decree. — Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

What the 2024 consent decree said In 2024, the federal prosecutors reached a consent order with the City to resolve a lawsuit the DOJ filed, alleging that the city failed to provide Spanish-language assistance. — Whitman Littlefield, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026

The consent decree over inmate medical care resulted from a 2015 class-action inmate lawsuit filed by the Prison Law Office alleging deplorable jail conditions, including inaccessible mental health and healthcare. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

On the enforcement track, CFPB lawyers would file lawsuits against or pursue consent decrees — binding settlements that courts can enforce — with companies that allegedly broke the law. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consent decree

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee
• assignee

Legal Definition

consent decree

see also:

decree