mutual consent
Both parties agree
Mutual consent is agreement by all parties involved.
The phrase emphasizes that permission or approval comes from everyone, not just one side: The contract was terminated by mutual consent.
In legal contexts, mutual consent distinguishes voluntary agreements from those imposed by one party or by law: They divorced by mutual consent.
- voluntarinessState of acting freely
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
no strings attached · uncoerced · good faith · acceptance · enforceability · moral agency · offer · consensus-building · common ground · on the same page · rescission · terms · arbitration · parting ways · reciprocity · veto power · equality · free will
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, negotiate, mediation, compromise
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, agreement
- informal agreementsverbal agreement, oral agreement, handshake deal, gentleman's agreement, verbal contract
- understandingsagreements, accords, pacts, treaties, deals
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
mutual consentcoercion
Pressured compliance through threats
force · compulsion · duress · imposition · non-consent
mutual consentnon-consent
Lack of agreement
dispute · disagreement · conflict · dissent · refusal