consent decree
noun[C]
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in the US, anofficiallegaljudgementthatdescribesanagreementthat has been made by the twosidesin aparticularlegalcase. This ofteninvolvesonesideagreeingto endlegalactionifparticularthings are done by the otherside:
Theconsentdecreerequiresthecompanytoprepare,submitandimplementplansforenvironmentallysoundmethodsofwastedisposal.