Definition of consensual in English:
consensual
adjective kənˈsɛnʃʊəlkənˈsɛn(t)ʃ(əw)əl
Relating to or involving consent or consensus.
consensual sexual activity
decision-making was consensual
Example sentencesExamples
- Where sex is consensual and between adults I do not believe the things other people get up to are any of my business.
- Again he initially denied he had been in her room but then changed his story, saying they had enjoyed consensual sexual intercourse.
- He then submitted a statement saying he had consensual sex with a woman he saw on the street after meeting her in a club earlier.
- It follows from this that even consensual sexual activity between 15-year-olds will be criminal in the eyes of the law.
- He claimed he had had a consensual sexual relationship with all three of the boys when they were aged 14 or 15.
- But during his trial, he claimed after he picked up the young woman she made advances to him and the sex was consensual.
- Defence attorneys said the sex with celebrities was consensual.
- He claimed he and the teenager had consensual sex.
- Does that sound to you like a likely scenario for consensual sex?
- This general pattern has been referred to as sexual compliance or consensual unwanted sex.
- Yet, while they are preaching to us about the immorality of our consensual sexual lives the institutions are busy condoning the abuse by their own employees.
- That's why these laws governing consensual sex must be repealed.
- We would be left with only those references relating to consensual sexual activities within homosexual partnerships.
- The trio deny the charges, claiming their sexual activity had been consensual.
- Staff initially viewed the sexual contact as consensual.
- It also dissuaded consensual sexual partners from asking for condoms.
- The government has backed away from its plans to decriminalise consensual sexual behaviour between teenagers.
- Further, it is an affront to basic human rights that a person should be imprisoned for consensual sex between two adults.
- If there is a website proclaiming that all consensual sex is within the law, this is a serious matter.
- I have to admit, I feel the same way about pretty much every consensual sexual activity.
Derivatives
adverb
Why would they risk civil war if they can consensually govern?
Example sentencesExamples
- So the question here is really whether the US dollar could break free from the United States state, and operating as a globally-regulated, consensually managed currency.
- That is also one factor why youngsters enter into such relationships consensually.
- It makes the price of music a political issue, rather than something to be worked out consensually between buyers and sellers.
- Everyone smiles consensually at each other and goes home imbued with complacency.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin consensus 'agreement' (from consens- 'felt together, agreed', from the verb consentire) + -al.
Definition of consensual in US English:
consensual
adjectivekənˈsen(t)SH(əw)əlkənˈsɛn(t)ʃ(əw)əl
Relating to or involving consent or consensus.
consensual sexual activity
decision-making was consensual
Example sentencesExamples
- He claimed he had had a consensual sexual relationship with all three of the boys when they were aged 14 or 15.
- Yet, while they are preaching to us about the immorality of our consensual sexual lives the institutions are busy condoning the abuse by their own employees.
- But during his trial, he claimed after he picked up the young woman she made advances to him and the sex was consensual.
- Staff initially viewed the sexual contact as consensual.
- That's why these laws governing consensual sex must be repealed.
- Defence attorneys said the sex with celebrities was consensual.
- The government has backed away from its plans to decriminalise consensual sexual behaviour between teenagers.
- This general pattern has been referred to as sexual compliance or consensual unwanted sex.
- Further, it is an affront to basic human rights that a person should be imprisoned for consensual sex between two adults.
- Again he initially denied he had been in her room but then changed his story, saying they had enjoyed consensual sexual intercourse.
- We would be left with only those references relating to consensual sexual activities within homosexual partnerships.
- It also dissuaded consensual sexual partners from asking for condoms.
- It follows from this that even consensual sexual activity between 15-year-olds will be criminal in the eyes of the law.
- He then submitted a statement saying he had consensual sex with a woman he saw on the street after meeting her in a club earlier.
- Does that sound to you like a likely scenario for consensual sex?
- I have to admit, I feel the same way about pretty much every consensual sexual activity.
- Where sex is consensual and between adults I do not believe the things other people get up to are any of my business.
- If there is a website proclaiming that all consensual sex is within the law, this is a serious matter.
- He claimed he and the teenager had consensual sex.
- The trio deny the charges, claiming their sexual activity had been consensual.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin consensus ‘agreement’ (from consens- ‘felt together, agreed’, from the verb consentire) + -al.