How to Use consent decree in a Sentence

consent decree

noun
  • The consent decree does not resolve all of the claims in the case.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The settlement reached in the case took the form of a consent decree in 1997.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The tribe is currently still bound by the rules of the consent decree.
    oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • Part of the suit was settled with a consent decree a decade ago.
    Laura Hancock, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Exxon has agreed to the terms of the consent decree and plans to close the acquisition on May 3.
    Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • The sad thing was the consent decree was supposed to have ended some years ago.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • And the result of the lawsuit wasn’t a law or a policy but a consent decree.
    Definition’, Curbed, 27 Sep. 2022
  • As part of the consent decree, the defendants agreed to end the use of the tournament system.
    H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The 2012 consent decree could have allowed them to put Mark Zuckerberg on the hook.
    Matt Laslo, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Bobb is the head monitor for a consent decree in the city of Seattle.
    Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
  • Covenant Woods is to pay the woman the amount in full, according to a consent decree filed April 29.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
  • The mayor added the consent decree means the city will not be subject to future penalties.
    John Benson, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • At that hearing, Ortega said that the goal of the consent decree had been achieved.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Lucero said at the time that the goal was to negotiate a consent decree with the city that courts could enforce.
    Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Meyer said the consent decree is the next step to ensure that happens.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The Colorado Department of Law and the city will have 60 days to find an agreement on a consent decree.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Philips did not respond to questions about the consent decree, which still has to be approved by a judge.
    Michael Korsh, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The folks charged with making sure the city complies with the consent decree with the Justice Department.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Only when required by a consent decree did the city start to address the problem.
    Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Like Siletz, Grand Ronde faced the terrible choice imposed by the consent decree.
    oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • Here's what to know about consent decrees: What is a consent decree?
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Some of the public at the meeting spoke out against the DOJ’s potential oversight, concerned the city might rollover when the time came to sign a consent decree.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Once a judge signs the consent decree, the payment must be made within 30 days, according to court records.
    oregonlive.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • That is a matter that must be resolved at a hearing, not swept under the rug with a consent decree.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 May 2020
  • The city entered a consent decree in 2017 to address those issues.
    Sarah Handel, NPR, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The agreement would not fall under the consent decree, according to Daun.
    Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Harrison was also asked about the length of the consent decree, which began four years ago.
    Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2021
  • City officials have been predicting the end of the consent decree for years.
    Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The class action lawsuit that resulted in the consent decree was brought against the city by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of inmates at Rikers.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
  • Turmoil at the jail New Orleans’ jail has for more than a decade been subject to federal monitoring and a consent decree intended to improve conditions.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025

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