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consent

consent Consent is a voluntary act of will that allows something to happen.

Consent is a voluntary act of will that allows something to happen. In this historical usage, it is distinguished from assent, which agrees with a proposition as a matter of belief rather than will.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Consent” (Consent).
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