assent

  • 31assent — 1. verb To agree to, give approval to. 2. noun agreement, act of agreeing I will give this act my assent. See Also: assentor …

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  • 32assent — as|sent1 [ ə sent ] noun uncount FORMAL agreement with or approval of a plan or suggestion assent as|sent 2 [ ə sent ] verb intransitive FORMAL to agree with or officially give permission for something …

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  • 33assent to — Consent to, agree to, give assent to, acquiesce in, concur in, approve, accept …

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  • 34assent — I. v. n. Agree (as to a matter of opinion), concur, acquiesce, subscribe, yield, yield assent, give consent, fall in, go with the stream, go with the current. See consent. II. n. Consent, agreement, concurrence, acquiescence, allowance, approval …

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  • 35assent — 1. noun they are likely to give their assent Syn: agreement, acceptance, approval, approbation, consent, acquiescence, compliance, concurrence; sanction, endorsement, confirmation; permission, leave, blessing; informal the go ahead, the nod, the… …

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  • 36assent — 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 …

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  • 37assent — as•sent [[t]əˈsɛnt[/t]] v. i. 1) to agree or concur; acquiesce; subscribe (often fol. by to): to assent to a statement[/ex] 2) agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence; acquiescence • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF asenter < L assentārī, freq.… …

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  • 38assent — Consent by one person to what another person has done or what he agrees to do. An element of a contract, but objective in its manifestation, a matter of overt acts, not of inward motives, design, or interpretation of words. Sokoloff v National… …

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  • 39Assent procedure — The assent procedure is one of the legislative procedures of the European Community, the first of the three Pillars of the European Union.It was introduced by the Single European Act. Under this procedure, the Council of the European Union must… …

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  • 40ASSENT — Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Agent …

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