nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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North Macedonia, like the U.S., forbids the publication of nonconsensual intimate imagery.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In May, Trump took aim at nonconsensual intimate imagery published online (including deepfakes generated with AI) by signing the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
In her ruling, the judge wrote the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the interaction between the two was nonconsensual.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
One of the encounters was consensual while the other was nonconsensual and occurred when the alleged victim was unconscious, the Hays Post reported, citing a complaint filed in Reno County District Court.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
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Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
In May, Trump took aim at nonconsensual intimate imagery published online (including deepfakes generated with AI) by signing the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 July 2025
In her ruling, the judge wrote the state did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the interaction between the two was nonconsensual.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 14 June 2025
One of the encounters was consensual while the other was nonconsensual and occurred when the alleged victim was unconscious, the Hays Post reported, citing a complaint filed in Reno County District Court.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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