Consensual

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  • adjective. Of or expressing a consensus.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Existing or entered into by mutual consent without formalization by document or ceremony.
  • adjective. Involving the willing participation of both or all parties, especially in an illegal transaction or practice.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or relating to a reflexive response of one body structure following stimulation of another, such as the concurrent constriction of one pupil in response to light shined in the other.
  • adjective. Of or relating to involuntary movement of a body part accompanying voluntary movement of another.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Formed or existing by mere consent; depending upon consent or acquiescence: as, a consensual marriage.
  • In physiology, of the nature of reflex action involving sensation but not volition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
  • adjective. Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition.
  • adjective. a contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. With permission, with consensus, without coercion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. existing by consent
  • Word Usage
    "But investigators say his DNA was found on Kercher's body, and he has admitted having what he describes as consensual sex with the British woman."
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    agreeing