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consensual

adjective con·sen·su·al \kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl, -shəl, -shü-əl\

: agreed to by the people involved : done with the consent of the people involved

Full Definition of CONSENSUAL

: existing or made by mutual consent without an act of writing <a consensual contract>

: involving or based on mutual consent <consensual acts>

— con·sen·su·al·ly adverb

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Latin consensus + English -al

First Known Use: 1754

Medical Dictionary

adjective con·sen·su·al \kən-ˈsench-(ə-)wəl, -ˈsen-chəl\

: existing or made by mutual consent <consensual sexual behavior>

: relating to or being the constrictive pupillary response of an eye that is covered when the other eye is exposed to light

—con·sen·su·al·ly \-ē\ adverb

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