Usage Note
Consentement is central to French legal and ethical discourse, particularly around the concept of consentement éclairé (informed consent) in medicine and consentement mutuel in contract law. The verb is consentir à (to consent to). Its opposite is refus (refusal).
Examples
"Le contrat nécessite le consentement des deux parties."
Natural Translation
The contract requires the consent of both parties.
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