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

Last year, Chappell Roan criticised the "many nonconsensual physical and social interactions" she had had with fans, including people harassing her family and friends.

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The allegations include the use of nonconsensual app downloads, tracking minors, and misusing data.

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The allegations include the use of nonconsensual app downloads, tracking minors, and misusing data.

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In May, Congress passed the Take It Down Act, a law that makes it a federal crime to knowingly publish nonconsensual intimate imagery of minors or adults—whether real or AI-generated.

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Another bill, AB 621, increases civil penalties for AI developers who knowingly create nonconsensual “deepfake” AI pornography.

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