express consent
Clear verbal agreement
Express consent is permission given explicitly through words or clear actions, as opposed to implied consent inferred from circumstances.
Legal and medical contexts distinguish between the two: The patient gave express consent for the surgery.
Express consent leaves no ambiguity about agreement—it's stated directly rather than assumed.
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
- permissionGranted right to act
- agreementShared position between parties
- written agreementDocumented terms between parties
- opt-inActively choose participation
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- Agreement typesagreement, acceptance, offer, verbal agreement, meeting of minds
- consentpermission, right to refuse, opt-in, opt-out, voluntariness
- Social Contractsocial contract, state of nature, natural rights, legitimate authority, Hobbes
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, agreement
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, title
- legal waiversliability waiver, release form, waiver form, hold harmless, damage waiver
express consentimplied consent
Permission inferred, not stated
tacit consent · tacit agreement · tacit approval · unspoken agreement · assumed consent
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