CONSENT DECREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does consent decree mean? 

• CONSENT DECREE (noun)
  The noun CONSENT DECREE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: CONSENT DECREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSENT DECREE (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)