common consent

collocation in English

meaningsofcommonandconsent

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common
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.ən/us
/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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consent
noun
uk
/kənˈsent/us
/kənˈsent/
permission ...
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(Definition ofcommonandconsentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, when only a few people had houses, there would be no "commonconsent" to consider them as property.
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For one thing, there is the absence of "commonconsent" which is paramount to the spectator's approval.
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Spouses could divorce either bycommonconsentor if one of the spouses sought to dissolve the marriage on the basis of the new law.
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What exactly is meant by "commonconsent"?
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Hobsbawm, of course, is not a philosopher, but a historian, and bycommonconsenta very productive and insightful one at that.
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Surely, there would not have beencommonconsentto divide the land if, as a result, individuals ended up with lower yields than they had before.
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That has been gone into carefully and it involves difficulties which, bycommonconsent, are insuperable.
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This, if successful, would, bycommonconsent, enormously enhance our hopes of keeping export costs down.
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However, bycommonconsent, current law on industrial action and, in particular, on balloting is extremely complex.
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They knew nothing about military prowess or the geography of the country, but bycommonconsentthey selected him.
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If a tax is not enforceable, it is, bycommonconsent, a bad tax.
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This represents a real burden on what is, bycommonconsent, a modest estate.
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Bycommonconsentbetween us, to-day's discussion is largely concerned with matters of foreign affairs.
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It is true we inserted this provision, but it was bycommonconsent.
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That places artificial restrictions on telecommunications, which, bycommonconsent, is an industry with potential growth.
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He will know that, bycommonconsentand usage, there is a 10-year qualification for the plinths.
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The serious thing about the deportations is that, bycommonconsent, some of the men who have been deported are of the highest character.
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A cure can only come from thecommonconsentof trade unions.
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Bycommonconsent, the work on this group of projects was completed to a high standard and in good time.
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Bycommonconsent, it is agreed that our case was well argued.
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