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
• The consent decree under which she’s been seconded to the NYPD is likely to be swept away, too.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
• 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 jail currently operates under a federal consent decree — which began after the death of another inmate — after dozens of inmates have died at the jail over the last decade.
  — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025