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consent judgment

American  

noun

Law.
  1. a judgment settled and agreed to by the parties to the action.


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Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said the consent judgment proposed to U.S.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2025

In a consent judgment, they were ordered to pay more than $720,000 in back pay and damages to 83 employees.

From New York Times Oct. 25, 2022

The department, which agreed to the consent judgment, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.

From Seattle Times Jun. 23, 2022

In 2020, the attorney general entered a $3.5 million consent judgment with both complexes that included provisions to improve security, among many other property upgrades.

From Washington Post May 23, 2022

For example, a consent judgment would occur between a debtor and creditor if they both agreed on a settlement that is less than the full amount owed by the debtor.

From Encyclopedia.com Jun. 26, 2018

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