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CONSENT DECREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("consent decree" is a kind of...):
decree; edict; fiat; order; rescript (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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