Used in a Sentence

non-consensual

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for non-consensual.

Editorial note

You are asking people about a consensual sexual scenario that's only staged as non-consensual but then you are counting it as non-consensual.

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Quick take

Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of non-consensual gathered in one view.

adjective

Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for non-consensual.

adjective

Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.

Example sentences

1

You are asking people about a consensual sexual scenario that's only staged as non-consensual but then you are counting it as non-consensual.

2

These laws automatically assume the woman is the victim and automatically assume the sex is non-consensual even if both parties agree to it.

3

Try not to get confused: writing about mass-surveillance plans is treason, the secret non-consensual mass-surveillance itself is not.

4

If reddit is stricter than the law in banning cyber harassment and some non-consensual photographs, they aren't much stricter.

5

But posting non-consensual pornography is more than speech; it's also a deliberate and disastrous violation of someone else's privacy.

6

So how could sexual fantasies, which are by their nature something you want in that moment, be counted as non-consensual?

7

But ads often constitute a theft of attention, a non-consensual transmission of ideas.

8

In many jurisdiction initiating sex with an unconscious person is consider the same as non-consensual sex (one can't consent if one is unconscious).

9

Our aim is not to block ads, but to prevent non-consensual invasions of people's privacy because we believe they are inherently objectionable.

10

Just like someone who is pro-polygamy today is seen as being an attack on homosexuals for daring to compare loving homosexuals to the abusive relationships of non-consensual polygamy.

11

If it was rape and indeed it was non-consensual on her part, then her being drunk is irrelevant, just as it would be irrelevant what she was wearing.

12

I don't think an act of non-consensual torture for nothing but sheer entertainment of a large audience deserves to be associated with any positive adjectives in this time and age.

Quote examples

1

Assange is accused of "non-consensual behaviour within consensual sexual encounters." This crime/law unique to Sweden.

2

You dismiss the psychological and emotional trauma of being subjected to non-consensual sex as "a complete non-issue in terms of actual consequences".

3

Not to stretch the analogy too far, but this non-consensual transmission of ideas could aptly be described as a sort of “memetic assault”.

4

If you want to establish a convention where "sex" only means consensual sex and "rape" only means non-consensual sexual activity, then I'll consent to that.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use non-consensual in a sentence?

You are asking people about a consensual sexual scenario that's only staged as non-consensual but then you are counting it as non-consensual.

What does non-consensual mean?

Without permission, without consensus or consent, with coercion, especially said of sexual relations.

What part of speech is non-consensual?

non-consensual is commonly used as adjective.