Consent




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Consent

Free agreement of parties to the same thing in the same sense. Must be free from coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake.

Type: noun Branch: Contract Level: Intermediate Jurisdiction: Global
Pronunciation: 🇺🇸 US/kənˈsɛnt/ 🇬🇧 UK/kənˈsɛnt/

Definition

Free agreement of parties to the same thing in the same sense. Must be free from coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake.

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