Non-consensual
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Non-consensual is an adjective meaning Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.
Meaning
Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.
Example Sentences
My testimony was non-consensual as I was forced to rat on my husband since our same-sex marriage is not recognized.
2001. "Briefcase on Medical Law" MB's needle phobia rendered her temporarily incompetent and a non-consensual caesarean section would be lawful.
2011. "Clinical Forensic Medicine: A Physician's Guide" Nonconsensual Cunnilingus is alleged to have occurred in only 3–9% of reported sexual assaults
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.
Antonyms for non-consensual
Common opposites include consensual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonconsensual, unconsensual, noncon, nonconsenting, unconsented, unconsenting.
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