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assent — n. agreement to undergo medical treatment obtained from an adult or child who is legally incompetent to consent. The practice of involving such individuals in decisions regarding their health care wherever possible is becoming increasingly common … The new mediacal dictionary
assent — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common (BrE), general, universal ▪ Medicine is, by common assent, a good profession. ▪ There was general assent about his achievements. ▪ royal ( … Collocations dictionary
Assent — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Assent >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 assent assent assentment Sgm: N 1 acquiescence acquiescence admission Sgm: N 1 nod nod Sgm: N 1 accord accord concord concordance Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
assent — [[t]əse̱nt[/t]] assents, assenting, assented 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with poss, N to/for n If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it. He gave his assent to the proposed legislation... Without their… … English dictionary
Royal Assent — The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of lawmaking by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. While the power to withhold Royal Assent was once exercised often,… … Wikipedia
Grammar of Assent — An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent is John Henry Newman s seminal work. Though completed in 1870, Newman revealed to friends that it took him 20 years to write the book after many fits and starts.The Grammar was an apologia for faith. Newman… … Wikipedia
No taxation without representation — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy … Wikipedia
To reckon without one's host — Reckon Reck on, v. i. 1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… … History of philosophy
unwillingly — adverb adversely, demurringly, indisposedly, involuntarily, recalcitrantly, reluctantly, unconsentingly, without assent, without consent associated concepts: unknowingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
