Noun
an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
Source: WordNet1941–1950: United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. In 1940, Paramount agreed to a government-instituted consent decree: block booking and "pre-selling" (the practice of collecting up-front money for films not yet in production) would end. Source: Internet
A federal judge in 2018 lifted a consent decree in place since 1982 that barred the Republican National Committee from certain so-called ballot security efforts. Source: Internet
As a result of the Justice Department report, the city of Cleveland has agreed to a consent decree to revise its policies and implement new independent oversight over the police force. Source: Internet
In 2018, the year after the new training, use of force by Cleveland police officers dropped 29 percent, from 237 to 168 incidents, the consent decree monitor, who uses data compiled by the police department. Source: Internet
Or seek a consent decree - sorry, consent decree - until the cowardly, corrupt, murdering thieves-in-law are purged from the department at last. Source: Internet
During the time he held the top post, Taylor won the praise of a federal judge who has overseen compliance hearings on two consent decree cases involving WMA: One for wastewater management and the other for landfill and solid waste management. Source: Internet