consensual
consensual Lexical Profile
consensual Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or involving the mutual agreement and permission of all parties involved.
"The committee reached a consensual decision after several hours of open discussion."
In law, noting a contract or obligation formed solely by the mutual consent of the parties, without the need for formal delivery or execution.
"In Roman law, a sale or lease was recognized as a consensual contract the moment both parties agreed on the price."
In physiology, denoting an involuntary reflex response in one part of the body triggered by stimulation of another part, such as the constriction of one pupil when light is shone into the other eye.
"The optometrist checked the patient's consensual pupillary light reflex during the neurological exam."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the mid-18th century from Latin consensus ('agreement, accord'), past participle of consentire ('to feel together, agree'), combined with the adjectival suffix -al.