refuse to consent
Look at other dictionaries:
consent — I n. 1) to give one s consent to 2) to refuse, withhold one s consent 3) common; general; informed; mutual; parental; tacit; unanimous consent 4) by consent (by mutual consent) 5) (misc.) the age of consent II v. 1) (D; intr.) to consent to (to… … Combinatory dictionary
Consent searches — are searches made by United States law enforcement personnel based on the consent of the individual whose person or property is being searched.OverviewIn the U.S., the simplest and most common type of warrantless searches are searches based upon… … Wikipedia
Consent search — Consent searches are searches made by United States law enforcement personnel based on the consent of the individual whose person or property is being searched. Contents 1 Overview 2 Other parties 3 Revoking consent and exceptions … Wikipedia
Consent theory — is a term for the idea in social philosophy that individuals primarily make decisions as free agents entering into consensual relationships with other free agents, and that this becomes the basis for political governance. An early elaborator of… … Wikipedia
refuse consent — index disapprove (reject), forbid, hold out (resist) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
refuse — [n] garbage debris, dregs, dross, dump, dust, hogwash*, junk, leavings, litter, muck, offal, rejectamenta*, remains, residue, rubbish, scraps, scum*, sediment, slop*, sweepings, swill, trash, waste, waste matter; concept 260 Ant. assets,… … New thesaurus
consent — [n] agreement; concession accord, acquiescence, allowance, approval, assent, authorization, blank check*, blessing, carte blanche*, compliance, concurrence, goahead*, green light*, leave, okay*, permission, permit, right on*, sanction, say so*,… … New thesaurus
refuse — I verb abjure, abnegate, abstain, balk, bar, be obstinate, be unwilling, beg to be excused, cast aside, debar, decline, demur, deny, disaccord with, disallow, disapprove, disavow, disclaim, discountenance, discredit, dismiss, disown, dispense… … Law dictionary
consent — vb *assent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe Analogous words: *yield, submit, defer, relent: permit, allow, *let: *approve, sanction: concur (see AGREE) Antonyms: dissent Contrasted words: refuse, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
refuse — The noun, meaning ‘waste material’, is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, whereas the verb, meaning ‘to withhold consent for’, is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable … Modern English usage
