Meaning of non-consensual | Babel Free
Definitions
Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.
Examples
“2001. "Briefcase on Medical Law" MB's needle phobia rendered her temporarily incompetent and a non-consensual caesarean section would be lawful.”
“2004. "Legal interaction between decisions of international organizations" Non-consensual decision-making process⟳ within organs of IOs The third interesting result⟳ of this research⟳ relates to the method of adoption of decisions of IOs as compared to international treaties.”
“2011. "Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide⟳" Nonconsensual Cunnilingus is alleged to have⟳ occurred in only 3–9% of reported sexual assaults”
“My testimony was non-consensual as I was forced to rat on my husband since our same-sex marriage is not recognized.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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