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consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The consent decree also requires an independent monitoring team to issue reports on the department’s progress toward reform.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
The consent decree does not resolve all of the claims in the case.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Between July 2014 and May 2017, seven prisoners died by suicide in Cumberland County Jail, sparking a federal investigation and eventual consent decree.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024
Separate from the state law that sets the year-and-a-day deadline, Baltimore Police are required under the city’s policing consent decree with the federal government to complete investigations within 90 days.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
Legal Definition
consent decree
see decree
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