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consent judgment

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noun

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


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A restriction that would draw constitutional scrutiny if government imposed it directly shouldn’t necessarily dodge that scrutiny because it arrived wrapped inside a consent judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

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

The consent judgment, which is based on an agreement between the parties, required Mr. Walker to refrain from intimidating and retaliating against former or current employees.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2023

In a court filing Tuesday, an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge in Delaware to approve a consent judgment against former Wilmington Trust President Robert Harra Jr.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2022

If two parties agree to a settlement that will in a lawsuit, it is known as a consent judgment.

From Encyclopedia.com Jun. 26, 2018

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