: existing or made by mutual consent without an act of writing
a consensual contract
2
: involving or based on mutual consent
consensual acts
consensuallyadverb
Example Sentences
She claims their relationship was consensual.
Recent Examples on the WebThe traditional motto of BDSM is safe, sane, and consensual, Chi says, noting that safety and trust are the foundation, whereas Hammer appeared to get off on fear. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2022 In fact, in some cases, James and Weinstein said, older teens had had experiences sexting in close, consensual, trusting relationships with no negative consequences. Elizabeth Chang, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Or the laughter researcher who has tickled humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and gorillas and reminds us that touch should be consensual (How to Tickle Someone). Malia Wollan, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022 House of the Dragon's intimate scenes, however, are said to differ in nature from Game of Thrones' — some of which were blatantly abusive and non-consensual. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022 One of those podcasters claimed that Jensen had slapped her during an otherwise consensual encounter – something Jensen has denied both publicly on his website and to Rolling Stone. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2022 Although the complainant was of consensual age, Ohio Revised Code prohibits this conduct if the offender is a coach, instructor or person with disciplinary control over the minor. Cheryl Higley, cleveland, 22 July 2022 This police or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) involvement may be consensual or not. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 19 July 2022 By amassing an inventory of rich, consensual zero-party data, organizations can better understand who their customers are as well as what types of customers like which sorts of messages and products. Sai Koppala, Forbes, 19 July 2022 See More