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Consent decree

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001197

A court order that embodies a settlement agreement between two or more parties in a lawsuit, entered with the consent of all parties. It has the force of a judgment and can be enforced by the court, but it is not an admission of guilt or liability. Consent decrees are frequently used in civil rights cases and antitrust litigation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001197
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Consent decree",
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  "definition": "A court order that embodies a settlement agreement between two or more parties in a lawsuit, entered with the consent of all parties. It has the force of a judgment and can be enforced by the court, but it is not an admission of guilt or liability. Consent decrees are frequently used in civil rights cases and antitrust litigation.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/consent-decree/"
}

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