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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French consentir, from [[Latin]] consentire, from com- + sentire to feel  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French consentir, from [[Latin]] consentire, from com- + sentire to feel  

L. consent{i}re  to [[feel]] [[together]], [[agree]], accord [[harmonize]], f. con- together + sent{i}re  to feel, [[think]], [[judge]], etc. The sense, ‘consent to a thing being done’ was a subsequent [[development]], but occurs in 12th c. in Fr.

L. consent{i}re  to [[feel]] [[together]], [[agree]], accord [[harmonize]], f. con- together + sent{i}re  to feel, [[think]], [[judge]], etc. The sense, ‘consent to a thing being done’ was a subsequent [[development]], but occurs in 12th c. in Fr.

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : to give assent or approval : [[agree]] <consent to being tested>

*1 : to give assent or approval : [[agree]] <consent to being tested>

If a [[person]] signs a [[document]] stating that he or she is aware of the hazards of an [[activity]], and that [[individual]] is then injured during that activity, the express consent given in advance may excuse another person who caused an injury to that person.

If a [[person]] signs a [[document]] stating that he or she is aware of the hazards of an [[activity]], and that [[individual]] is then injured during that activity, the express consent given in advance may excuse another person who caused an injury to that person.

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law], the principle of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volenti_non_fit_injuria volenti non fit injuria] applies not only to [[participants]] in sport, but also to [[spectators]] and to any others who willingly engage in [[activities]] where there is a [[risk]] of injury. Consent has also been used as a [[defense]] in cases involving [[accidental]] [[deaths]], which occur during [[sexual]] bondage. Time (May 23, 1988) referred to this latter example, as the "rough-sex defense" but it is not [[effective]] in English law when serious injury or [[death]] results.

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law], the principle of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volenti_non_fit_injuria volenti non fit injuria] applies not only to [[participants]] in sport, but also to [[spectators]] and to any others who willingly engage in [[activities]] where there is a [[risk]] of injury. Consent has also been used as a [[defense]] in cases involving [[accidental]] [[deaths]], which occur during [[sexual]] bondage. Time (May 23, 1988) referred to this latter example, as the "rough-sex defense" but it is not [[effective]] in English law when serious injury or [[death]] results.

As a term of [[jurisprudence]] prior provision of consent signifies a possible [[defense]] (an excuse or justification) against civil or [[criminal]] [[liability]]. Defendants who use this defense are [[arguing]] that they should not be held liable for a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort tort] or a crime, since the [[actions]] in question occurred with the plaintiff or "victim's" prior consent and permission.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consent]

As a term of [[jurisprudence]] prior provision of consent signifies a possible [[defense]] (an excuse or justification) against civil or [[criminal]] [[liability]]. Defendants who use this defense are [[arguing]] that they should not be held liable for a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort tort] or a crime, since the [[actions]] in question occurred with the plaintiff or "victim's" prior consent and permission.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consent]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Dissent]]'''''

*'''''[[Dissent]]'''''

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]