implied consent

American  

noun

Law.

1. a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.

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Etymology

Origin of implied consent

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

The form, she told the BBC, had the mobile numbers of both father and son, which implied consent.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

He also keeps the steps for a standard field sobriety test, an implied consent warning card and a consular notification card for dealing with foreign nationals.

From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2018

The court actually arrived at this conclusion several terms ago, but Birchfield explicitly states that implied consent laws aren’t a valid workaround.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2016

Here, it is probable that A may have conceived that he had Z's implied consent to use Z's books.

From Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 by Trevelyan, George Otto, Sir