nonconsenting
Without giving permission
Nonconsenting describes someone who has not given permission or agreement, especially regarding actions done to their body or property.
The term appears most often in legal and sexual contexts: nonconsenting patients, sex with a nonconsenting partner.
A nonconsenting party is one who did not agree to participate in whatever is being done.
Not under conscious control
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- coercedPressured into compliance
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- compelledMade to act
imposed · violated · against one's will · pressured · manipulated · exploited · powerless · victimized
Not officially permitted
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- assaultViolent offensive act
- violationBreaking of rules
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
breach · illegitimate · unwarranted · unconsented · inadmissible · liability · culpability · plaintiff
Act of declining
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
opposition · resistance · noncompliance · veto · rebuff · repudiation · declining · withholding
involuntary
Not under conscious control
compelled · imposed · violated · against one's will · pressured · manipulated · exploited · powerless · victimized · unconsulted
unauthorized
Not officially permitted
trespass · breach · illegitimate · unwarranted · unconsented · inadmissible · liability · culpability · plaintiff · victim
refusal
Act of declining
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
rejection · opposition · resistance · noncompliance · veto · rebuff · repudiation · declining · withholding · denial
nonconsentingconsenting
Giving voluntary permission
agreeing · approving · assenting · willing · permitting
nonconsentingwilling
Ready without resistance
voluntary · eager · amenable · cooperative · enthusiastic
consent, consensus, consented, consenting, consensual, nonconsensual, nonconsent