withdrawal of consent
Taking agreement back
Withdrawal of consent is the act of revoking permission previously given, most often in sexual or medical contexts.
A person who initially consents to sexual activity may withdraw that consent at any time; continuing after withdrawal constitutes assault.
In medicine, patients may withdraw consent to treatment even after it has begun.
The phrase also appears in contract law and data privacy, where users may revoke permission for their information to be collected or shared.
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- retractWithdraw something said
- take it backWithdraw a previous statement
- refusalAct of declining
- say noVerbally reject something
no · stop · boundary · safe word · reject · rescind · renounce · opt out · opt-out · pull out · back out · unsubscribe · cancel · annul · repeal · veto · objection · protest
- consentpermission, right to refuse, opt-in, opt-out, voluntariness
- Social Contractsocial contract, state of nature, natural rights, legitimate authority, Hobbes
withdrawal of consentauthorization
Formal permission granted
endorsement · assent · ratification · acquiescence · consent
withdrawal of consentsigning on
Formally agreeing to join
accession · opting in · recommitment · joining · commitment
withdrawal of consentongoing consent
Permission requiring constant renewal
affirmation · acceptance · buy-in · cooperation · willingness
withdrawal, withdraw, withdrawn, withdrawing, withdraws, consent, consents, consented, consenting