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单词 consenting
释义
consenting
adjective
lawspecialized
uk
/kənˈsen.tɪŋ/us
/kənˈsen.tɪŋ/
agreeingto aparticularactivitybyfreechoice, andconsideredableto do this, forexamplebecause of beingoldenough orabletothink,understand, orcommunicateclearly:
Consentingadults(=peoplewho areconsideredoldenough toagreeto something,especiallysexualactivity)whoengagein thesesexualactsinprivatewould not beprosecuted.
This is astraightforwardcontractbetween consentingparties.
If theywanttodigon theland, and theowneris consenting, they can.
consentingintercourse/sex/sexualactivity
Related word
consent
More examples
  • They wereconsideredto be consentingvolunteerswhofullyunderstoodtherisks.
  • Thestudyinvolveddonatedadultstemcellsfrom consentingpatients.
  • Data wascollectedfrom therecordsof sixty-eight consentingclients.
  • Heguidedlegislationthrough Parliament that made consentingsexbetween menlegal.
  • Heclaimedhe did notknowthat the woman was not consenting.
(Definition ofconsentingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconsenting

consenting
The act of two or more peopleconsentingon the same thing about giving or doing something being called a pact.
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Blood samples were obtained for genetic diagnosis from allconsentingparticipants.
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I have divided the women who appear in the acts into three categories : active women, passive women andconsentingwives.
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Consentingwomen were randomly allocated to either preventive intervention or routine primary care.
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If in her mind she was notconsenting, then she was notconsenting, regardless of how the reasonable person would interpret her behavior.
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Over the next eight-day period many of the employer groups had agreed to the new monopolisation withoutconsentingto the pay increase.
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A daily rectal swab was taken from allconsentingindividuals of any age from all these households during one week.
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The doctor is not allowed to inform the patients about what they have beenconsentingto, until the pharmaceutical company gives its consent.
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In that circumstance, the parents would have beenconsentingto the nondisclosure.
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Generally (excluding picture 2), bothconsentingand non-consentingimages were understood better by the young people.
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The task of explaining the project and recruitingconsentingpatients was the responsibility of a practice nurse in all eight practices.
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Finally,consentinginformants were sent a word list in the mail, which they then later read aloud to the interviewer during a follow-up telephone interview.
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The presence of women inconsentingand passive roles is to be expected, since so many of the acts deal with property.
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Allconsentingeligible patients were randomized to receive either the brief intervention or usual physiotherapy.
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Qualitative methods have, finally, been accepted by the mainstream, and are no longer used only by 'consentingeccentrics'!
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