consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The department entered into a consent decree with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in 2021 following national attention on the death of Elijah McClain after a violent arrest in 2019.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
District 171 Superintendent Erika Millhouse-Pettis said, as of Friday, the union had not made the district aware of the consent decree reached with the EEOC.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Louisiana consent decree was lifted on April 29.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Fort Smith entered into the consent decree with the Justice Department, the EPA and the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality in 2015.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
District 171 Superintendent Erika Millhouse-Pettis said, as of Friday, the union had not made the district aware of the consent decree reached with the EEOC.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The Louisiana consent decree was lifted on April 29.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Fort Smith entered into the consent decree with the Justice Department, the EPA and the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality in 2015.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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