consent decree
noun
: a judicial decree that sanctions a voluntary agreement between parties in dispute
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The Justice Department wants a court-binding contract called a consent decree, which could cost the city tens of millions.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
If this delaying tactic works and Trump’s Civil Rights Division vacates consent decrees across the board, Lopez warns of aggressive police being unleashed across the country.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
Daniel Ortega, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit that resulted in the consent decree, was also present at the hearing.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The breach described in the consent decree is not the most recent or the biggest leak of AT&T customer data involving a third-party vendor.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
If this delaying tactic works and Trump’s Civil Rights Division vacates consent decrees across the board, Lopez warns of aggressive police being unleashed across the country.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 1 Nov. 2024
Daniel Ortega, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the initial lawsuit that resulted in the consent decree, was also present at the hearing.
—Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
The breach described in the consent decree is not the most recent or the biggest leak of AT&T customer data involving a third-party vendor.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Consent decree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consent%20decree. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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