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
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
Britain too outlawed it in 1991, saying the "implied consent" could not be "seriously maintained" nowadays.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2021
Andrew Hinkel, the lawyer for Mitchell, said that opens a dangerous precedent to all sorts of implied consent such as searching a driver’s cell phone or checking a GPS device.
From Washington Times • Apr. 23, 2019
If the whole question rested on the general and implied consent of the husband, Judith's mother had naught to tax herself with.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William
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