consensual

[kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl]

adjective

1. formed or existing by consent.

   a consensual lien.

2. having been actively agreed to by all parties involved.

   consensual touching

3. Physiology.,  (of an action) involuntarily correlative with a voluntary action, as the contraction of the iris when the eye is opened.

consensual

/ kənˈsɛnsjʊəl /

adjective

1. law (of a contract, agreement, etc) existing by consent

2. law (of a sexual activity) performed with the consent of all parties involved

3. (of certain reflex actions of a part of the body) responding to stimulation of another part

Other Word Forms

• consensually adverb
• nonconsensual adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of consensual¹

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin consēnsu-, stem of consēnsus consensus + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of consensual¹

from _consensus + _-al ¹

Example Sentences

Depardieu, 76, has denied the charges, insisting his relationship with Arnould was consensual.

From BBC

She also discussed rumours that he had "consensual affairs".

From BBC

Civil rights and immigration lawyers say that armed, masked men forcefully barking questions to vendors or people in a Home Depot parking lot is anything but a consensual interaction.

From Los Angeles Times

“The only evidence of our policy was a declaration that said, ‘Yes, reasonable suspicion is what we require when we go beyond a consensual encounter.’”

From Los Angeles Times

The court was also shown two videos of the woman wrapped in a towel after the incident, where she can be heard saying "it was all consensual".

From BBC

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