ACQUIESCENCE - The consent which is impliedly given by one or both parties, to a proposition, a clause, a condition, a judgment, or to any act whatever.
Acquiescence:
Action or inaction that binds a person legally even though it was not intended as such.
ACQUIESCENCE, contracts. The consent which is impliedly given by one or both parties, to a proposition, a clause, a condition, a judgment, or to any act whatever.
in law, active acquiescence or silent compliance by a person legally capable of consenting (see age of consent). It may be evidenced by words or acts or by silence when silence implies concurrence.
Expanded Legal Definition of Accord and SatisfactionAcquiescence Action or inaction which binds a person legally even though it was not intended as such.
Acceptance need not always be direct and can, in certain circumstances, be implied by conduct (see acquiescence below).
Acquiescence: Action or inaction which legally binds someone, even unintentionally. For example, an action such as accepting goods from a supplier will be binding if it implies recognition of the terms of a contract.
Nixon next suggested the remote island of Midway, where Nixon won Thieu's public acquiescence for Vietnamization.
: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge or understanding
see also age of consent informed consent rape statutory rape ...
 See also: Law, Will, Action, Contra, Term
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