consentual

[ kuhn-sen-choo-uhl ]

adjective

, Law.

1. involving or carried out by mutual consent:

   a consentual divorce.

Word History and Origins

Origin of consentual¹

consent + -al ¹, with -u- after consensual, or by association with phonetically similar accentual, eventual, etc.

Example Sentences

He says the kiss was consentual.

From Seattle Times

In November 2015, adult film star Danica Dillon claimed that Duggar had "assaulted her to the point of causing her physical and emotional injuries" while the two were having consentual sex at a Philadelphia strip club in early 2015.

From Salon