nonconsensual
adjective
non·con·sen·su·al
ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 
-shəl,
-shü-əl
: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual
nonconsensual sex
nonconsensually
adverb
… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …
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The term first grabbed headlines in early 2018 when its use as a tool for generating fake, nonconsensual pornographic images evoked widespread public outrage.
—Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Although lobotomies were once common in the U.S., many of them nonconsensual, the American Medical Association denounced the practice as early as 1941 — barely half a decade after Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz invented the procedure.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
In Maryland, second-degree rape covers a range of nonconsensual acts.
—Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
For years, nonconsensual deepfake pornography has been used to harass, silence, shame, and abuse women.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 June 2024
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Eyal Benishti, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Although lobotomies were once common in the U.S., many of them nonconsensual, the American Medical Association denounced the practice as early as 1941 — barely half a decade after Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz invented the procedure.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
In Maryland, second-degree rape covers a range of nonconsensual acts.
—Dan Morse, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
For years, nonconsensual deepfake pornography has been used to harass, silence, shame, and abuse women.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 June 2024
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“Nonconsensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonconsensual. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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