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consentual

American  
[kuhn-sen-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛn tʃu əl /

adjective

Law.

  1. involving or carried out by mutual consent.

    a consentual divorce.

Etymology

Origin of consentual

consent + -al 1, with -u- after consensual, or by association with phonetically similar accentual, eventual, etc.

Example Sentences

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In November 2015, adult film star Danica Dillon claimed that Duggar had "assaulted her to the point of causing her physical and emotional injuries" while the two were having consentual sex at a Philadelphia strip club in early 2015.

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