consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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As a result of that failure, Swain ruled that Mayor Adams’ administration is in contempt of the consent decree on all 18 points, including key provisions requiring the DOC to drive down the rate of deaths in custody and violence behind bars.
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
With that help, Chicago’s effort to comply with the consent decree may begin making better progress.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
The consent decree will be up for renegotiation in 2028.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
At that hearing, Ortega said that the goal of the consent decree had been achieved.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
With that help, Chicago’s effort to comply with the consent decree may begin making better progress.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
The consent decree will be up for renegotiation in 2028.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
At that hearing, Ortega said that the goal of the consent decree had been achieved.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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