consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The consent decree required Baltimore police to overhaul its transportation policies, including implementing extensive training and upgrading its vehicle equipment maintenance.
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Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the consent decree has a 15-member monitoring team, and the mayor recently reinstated to the city budget 163 positions at the CPD tasked with carrying out the consent decree.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Relatedly, the Trump administration is looking to place Columbia University under a consent decree.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The company must also revise its policies to ban age discrimination and provide regular updates to the EEOC under a two-year consent decree.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the consent decree has a 15-member monitoring team, and the mayor recently reinstated to the city budget 163 positions at the CPD tasked with carrying out the consent decree.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Relatedly, the Trump administration is looking to place Columbia University under a consent decree.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The company must also revise its policies to ban age discrimination and provide regular updates to the EEOC under a two-year consent decree.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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