consensual
[ kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]
/ kənˈsɛn ʃu əl /
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adjective
formed or existing by consent: a consensual lien.
having been actively agreed to by all parties involved: consensual touching
Physiology. (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.
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Origin of consensual
OTHER WORDS FROM consensual
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British Dictionary definitions for consensual
consensual
/ (kənˈsɛnsjʊəl) /
adjective
law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent
law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved
(of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part
Derived forms of consensual
consensually, adverbWord Origin for consensual
from consensus + -al 1
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