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the only signature that matters has no ink and can be revoked mid-sentence
means Freely given, informed agreement to let something happen — and the power to withdraw it at any time.
from From Latin consentire, "to feel together" — con- ("with") fused to sentire ("to feel, to sense," the same root that gives us sentiment and sense). The whole idea is baked into the word: not just nodding along, but two parties feeling the same way at the same time. It arrived in English through Old French consentir in the medieval period.
- latin root
- means feeling together, not merely permitting
- silence
- legally never counts as agreement
- expiration
- yes can be withdrawn at any moment
- medicine
- informed consent only emerged after Nuremberg trials
- enthusiasm
- absence of no isn't presence of yes
age of consent laws — legal minimum age for sexual consent varies by country: 16 in uk, 18 in us, 15 in france
gdpr consent requirements — eu regulation requiring explicit opt-in consent for data collection, enforced since may 2018