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consensual

con·sen·su·al [ kən sénshoo əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. by mutual consent: involving the agreement of all involved

2. law requiring consent only: describes an agreement requiring only the consent of the parties involved to make it binding

3. physiology responding involuntarily to indirect stimulus: describes an involuntary response by one body part to a stimulus to another, e.g. the pupil of one eye constricting when the other eye is exposed to light

[Mid-18th century. < Latin consens-, past participle of consentire (see consent)]

con·sen·su·al·ly adverb
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