Consent and Refusing

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Consent verb - To give or express one's approval (as to a proposal).

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Refusing is an antonym for consent.

Nearby Words: consented, consenting

Definitions of Consent not found.

Consent is an antonym for refusing in deny topic.

Nearby Words: refuse, refused, refusal, refuser

The Sidney Sheldon novel Nothing Lasts Forever has a Jehovah's Witness refusing to sign a consent form for his son to have surgery or receive a blood transfusion and the doctor in question forging his signature to go ahead.

Source: Against My Religion

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