consent

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something; voluntary agreement or approval.

• consent/kənˈsɛnt/(v)同意
• consensual/kənˈsɛnʃuəl/(adj)经双方同意的
• dissent/dɪˈsɛnt/(n/v)不同意

• informed consent
• give consent
• parental consent
• without consent
• obtain consent
• withdraw consent
• age of consent

1. 1.Informed consent must be obtained from all participants before any data can be collected for the study.
2. 2.The principle of consent is central to both medical ethics and data protection law — people must agree knowingly.

• agreement/əˈɡriːmənt/— the act of agreeing
• permission/pəˈmɪʃən/— authorisation to do something
• approval/əˈpruːvəl/— official acceptance

from Latin "consentire" = to agree, from "con-" + "sentire" (to feel)