implied consent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of implied consent
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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When Amnesty International updated its policy in 2016 to consider sex work a matter of personal agency and implied consent, critics included Jimmy Carter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In France, as in most other countries, marital rape is now enshrined in law, where prior to 1990 men could argue that marriage implied consent.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
All four charges against Cutler — which also included failure to exercise due care and violating implied consent — were misdemeanors.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
He also keeps the steps for a standard field sobriety test, an implied consent warning card and a consular notification card for dealing with foreign nationals.
From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2018
If the tax were an avoidable one, it was constitutional, since submission to it implied consent.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
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