consensuale

consensual

adjective kon-sen-SWAH-leh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'consensus' (agreement).

Also means

agreed (by mutual consent)

Usage Note

Consensuale means reached by mutual agreement or consent. In Italian law, separazione consensuale is an uncontested (agreed) separation or divorce, as opposed to giudiziale (contested). It is also used in medicine and psychology for a reflex that occurs in one eye when the other is stimulated: risposta consensuale.

Examples

"La separazione è stata consensuale."

Natural Translation

The separation was consensual.

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