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consent

/kənˈsent/

A2CEFR level
10/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

Medicine verb

To give formal permission for something to happen, especially after being informed of the risks and benefits.

Before we proceed, I need you to consent to the operation, but only once you feel you fully understand it.

Similar: agree, permit

Topic: Consent & explaining in Medical English

Law noun

A freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication by which the data subject agrees to the processing of their personal data.

Pre-ticked boxes do not amount to valid consent under the GDPR.

Topic: Data protection & privacy in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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