parental consent

Parental consent — laws (also known as parental involvement or parental notification laws) in some countries require that one or more parents consent to or be notified before their minor child can legally engage in certain activities.Parental consent may refer to:… …   Wikipedia

parental consent — Consent required of minor from parent to marry or undertake other legal obligations …   Black's law dictionary

consent — con·sent n 1 a: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specif: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge… …   Law dictionary

consent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ common, general, mutual, unanimous ▪ By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

consent — con|sent1 W3 [kənˈsent] n [U] 1.) permission to do something ▪ He took the car without the owner s consent . ▪ Her parents gave their consent to the marriage. ▪ A patient can refuse consent for a particular treatment at any time. ▪ Most owners… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

parental — [[t]pəre̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Parental is used to describe something that relates to parents in general, or to one or both of the parents of a particular child. Medical treatment was sometimes given to children without parental consent...… …   English dictionary

parental — pa|rent|al [pəˈrentl] adj relating to being a parent and especially to being responsible for a child s safety and development ▪ parental responsibility ▪ Opening a new school will increase parental choice. ▪ Parental consent is required before… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Parental testing — is the use of genetic fingerprinting to determine whether two individuals have a biological parent child relationship. A paternity test establishes genetic proof as to whether a man is the biological father of an individual, and a maternity test… …   Wikipedia

consent — I n. 1) to give one s consent to 2) to refuse, withhold one s consent 3) common; general; informed; mutual; parental; tacit; unanimous consent 4) by consent (by mutual consent) 5) (misc.) the age of consent II v. 1) (D; intr.) to consent to (to… …   Combinatory dictionary

Consent (criminal) — In the criminal law, consent may be an excuse and prevent the defendant from incurring liability for what was done. For a more general discussion, see Dennis J. Baker, The Moral Limits of Consent as a Defense in the Criminal Law, 11(4) New… …   Wikipedia

Consent (criminal law) — Criminal defenses Pa …   Wikipedia