consent to
Example Sentences
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Severely disabled people aged 16 and over will now be able to give consent to their care arrangements despite not having the capacity to do so, the Supreme Court has ruled.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
This tactic is sometimes called a negative option, meaning that a consumer’s failure to say no to receiving a good or service amounts to consent to being charged for it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The company is waiting for confirmation that the Justice Department will consent to its Warner Bros. purchase.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
They point out that users consent to share their location data with technology service providers, and they argue that people have no right to privacy when visiting public places.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
In 2006, some seven hundred new mothers found out that doctors had taken their placentas without consent to test for abnormalities that might help the hospital defend itself against future lawsuits over birth defects.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
