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nonconsensual
[ non-kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]
adjective
- 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.
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Other Words From
- non·con·sen·su·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nonconsensual1
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Example Sentences
Sudan in the same month repealed a provision of its Penal Code that imposed the death penalty upon anyone found guilty of engaging in consensual same-sex sexual relations.
“Nonconsensual sex” is a much more palatable and less loaded term, and it has been adopted by many universities.
According to the allegations, consensual sexual encounters with Assange became nonconsensual.
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