explicit consent
Stated agreement directly
Explicit consent is permission that has been clearly and directly stated, leaving no ambiguity about what was agreed to.
The term appears frequently in legal, medical, and sexual contexts where implied or assumed consent is insufficient: The form requires your explicit consent before we proceed.
Unlike tacit agreement or passive acceptance, explicit consent demands affirmative expression—spoken words, a signature, or a deliberate action.
- permissionGranted right to act
- agreementShared position between parties
- opt-inActively choose participation
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- sign offEnd a broadcast
checkbox · waiver · authorization · informed · voluntary · acknowledge · approve · say yes · clear · unambiguous · affirmative · clear communication · written · verbal · terms · terms and conditions · fine print · privacy
- data privacydata privacy, GDPR, personal data, data protection, de-identification
- consentpermission, right to refuse, opt-in, opt-out, voluntariness
- Social Contractsocial contract, state of nature, natural rights, legitimate authority, Hobbes
explicit consentimplied consent
Permission inferred, not stated
tacit consent · assumed consent · silent consent · unspoken agreement · acquiescence
explicit consentnon-consent
Lack of agreement
coercion · duress · veto · lack of consent · prohibition
explicit, explicitly, explicitness, consent, consents, consented, consenting, consensual, consensus