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consent decree

  1. an agreement, approved by the court, pursuant to which the defendant ceases activities alleged by the government to be illegal and the government's action is dropped, especially in antitrust and other regulatory matters.
  2. an agreement made in court by the parties to settle a suit in equity.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of consent decree1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Department of Justice’s consent decree, which mandated reforms to addressed basic problems of accountability that stretched back decades.

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Now, the Bureau of Prisons has agreed to enter a consent decree to protect the rights of nearly 500 class members who remain incarcerated in more than a dozen federal prisons.

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Finally, the judge dismissed both the contempt charge and the defamation countersuit, and the Trumps signed a consent decree, which Donald Trump said amounted to a “victory†because the Trump company had not admitted guilt.

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The city has agreed to make improvements to the pathway along the bluffs, add signs indicating that beach access is available to everyone and install stone benches along the bluffs, according to the consent decree.

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McDonnell helped implement the federal consent decree that arose largely out of the Rampart corruption scandal, in which dozens of officers were accused of serious misconduct, including perjury and evidence tampering.

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