nonconsensual

[non-kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl]

adjective

1. not agreed to by one or more of the parties involved.

   The crime of battery is defined in the state penal code as any unwanted and nonconsensual physical contact.

Other Word Forms

• nonconsensually adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonconsensual¹

First recorded in 1840–45; non- ( def. ) + consensual ( def. )

Example Sentences

A 2024 study by the Center for Democracy and Technology found that 15% of U.S. high-school students say they’ve heard about nonconsensual intimate deepfakes depicting their classmates.

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“California is one of the states that provides a civil cause of action for victims of nonconsensual pornography, in addition to criminal statutes,” Rimonte said.

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On Sept. 9, his legal team issued a statement asserting that he did not leak or distribute the material and is himself a victim of nonconsensual exposure.

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Under Florida law, victims of nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit material have specific rights.

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Wariness of scientists and healthcare professionals — born of a history of one-sided research that never benefited study volunteers or their communities; nonconsensual lab experiments; and racial discrimination among medical practitioners — is commonplace in some communities of color.

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