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nonconsensual

[ non-kuhn-sen-shoo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. not agreed to by one or more of the parties involved:

    The crime of battery is defined in the state penal code as any unwanted and nonconsensual physical contact.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nonconsensual1

First recorded in 1840–45; non- ( def ) + consensual ( def )
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Example Sentences

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Yet the medical establishment in nearly all parts of the world has historically seen any variations in sex characteristics as something that needs to be “fixed,†and many intersex people have undergone unnecessary and nonconsensual surgeries at birth as a result that can lead to lifelong pain and side effects.

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Afterward, many do not receive the care they need to treat these symptoms stemming from nonconsensual operations.

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The United Nations has condemned nonconsensual intersex surgeries for more than a decade, as they have been shown to lead to long-term physical problems with fertility, pain, incontinence and the loss of sexual sensation, along with severe psychological consequences.

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Annalise, in Southern California, still has not been able to find a specialist within her insurance network who can help her treat some of the symptoms that the nonconsensual surgery left her with.

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Neil Gaiman, the bestselling fantasy author behind “The Sandman†comic books, and novels and shows “American Gods†and “Good Omens,†has emphatically denied ever engaging in nonconsensual sexual conduct after several women accused him of sexual assault in a New York magazine article.

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