Consent

Consent occurs when one person voluntarily agrees to the proposal or desires of another. It is a term of common speech, with specific definitions used in such fields as law, medicine, research, and sexual consent. Consent, as understood in specific contexts, may differ from its everyday meaning. For example, a person with a mental disorder, a low mental age, or under the legal age of sexual consent may willingly engage in a sexual act that still cannot meet the legal threshold for consent as defined by applicable law.

process by means of which a research participant agrees to be the subject of research

will of the people as source of political legitimacy

precept for ethical BDSM play

way of formally adopting texts, often, but not exclusively in international political context

Ethical and legal principle for development or resource extraction on indigenous ancestral lands

precept for ethical BDSM play

active ending of life of a patient, at the patient's request or with consent