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con•sent

Pronunciation: (kun-sent'), [key]
—v.i.
1. to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often fol. by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
2. Archaic.to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony.

—n.
1. permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence: He gave his consent to the marriage.
2. agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.: By common consent he was appointed official delegate.
3. Archaic.accord; concord; harmony.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

consensus gentium

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