consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The facility, under a consent decree since 2017, has eliminated pepper spray and reduced the use of strip searches and restraints.
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Redneck Revolt later entered into a consent decree with the city to avoid a trial.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Douglass currently serves as deputy monitor for New Orleans, a city under a federal consent decree since 2013.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The city also needs to dig another well and hire more qualified staff to be in compliance with two consent decrees the city signed with the Department of Health last year.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Redneck Revolt later entered into a consent decree with the city to avoid a trial.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Douglass currently serves as deputy monitor for New Orleans, a city under a federal consent decree since 2013.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
The city also needs to dig another well and hire more qualified staff to be in compliance with two consent decrees the city signed with the Department of Health last year.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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