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consent decree
nounC2
/kənˈsent dɪˈkriː/A legal agreement or court order that resolves a dispute, especially one involving a government regulator and a defendant who admits no guilt but agrees to take specific actions and/or cease certain practices.
consent judgment
nounLow (specialist/legal)
/kənˈsent ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/A legal ruling or judicial decree given with the mutual agreement of all involved parties, often to settle a dispute without a full trial.
consentience
nounC2
/kənˈsɛnʃəns/Agreement or harmony in feeling or opinion among a group.
consenting adult
nounC1/C2
/kənˈsentɪŋ ˈædʌlt/A person who has reached the legal age of majority and voluntarily agrees to participate in an activity, particularly one involving personal relationships or behaviour.
consequence
nounB2
/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/A result or effect of an action, event, or decision.
consequences
plural-nounB2
/ˈkɒnsɪkwənsɪz/The results or effects of an action or event.
consequent
adjectivenounC1/C2
/ˈkɒnsɪkwənt/Following as a result or logical effect.
consequent stream
nounLow (primarily formal/academic/technical)
/ˈkɒnsɪkwənt striːm/A flow of water or fluid that follows logically or directly from a preceding cause or condition.
consequentialism
nounLow (Specialized Academic/Term)
/ˌkɒn.sɪˈkwen.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm/The ethical theory that the morality of an action is determined solely by its consequences.
conservancy
nounC2
/kənˈsɜː.vən.si/An official body responsible for the preservation, protection, and management of natural resources, historic sites, or specific areas of public interest.
conservatard
nounVery Low (slang, offensive, niche political discourse)
/kənˈsɜː.və.tɑːd/A pejorative and offensive term for a person who holds conservative political views.
conservation
nounB2
/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən/The protection of natural resources, habitats, species, or the environment to prevent loss, damage, or wasteful use.
conservation law
nounC2
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən ˌlɔː/A fundamental principle in physics stating that certain measurable properties of an isolated physical system (like mass, energy, momentum) remain constant over time.
conservation of angular momentum
nounVery Low (Highly specialized, technical term)
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˈæŋɡjʊlə məʊˈmentəm/A fundamental physical law stating that the total angular momentum of an isolated system remains constant unless acted upon by an external torque.
conservation of baryon number
nounVery low
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˈbærɪɒn ˈnʌmbə/A fundamental law of particle physics stating that the total baryon number in an isolated system remains constant over time.
conservation of charge
nounC2 / Specialised (Academic / Technical)
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˈtʃɑːdʒ/A fundamental physical law stating that the total electric charge in an isolated system never changes; it can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred.
conservation of energy
nounmedium
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˈɛnədʒi/The fundamental scientific law that states that the total energy in a closed system remains constant; energy can be transformed from one form to another but cannot be created or destroyed.
conservation of lepton number
nounVery low (Specialised/Scientific)
/ˌkɒn.səˈveɪ.ʃən əv ˈlep.tɒn ˌnʌm.bər/A fundamental principle in particle physics stating that the net number of leptons (electron-like particles) remains constant in any particle interaction or decay.
conservation of linear momentum
nounC2
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˌlɪnɪə mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəm/The physical principle stating that the total linear momentum of a closed system remains constant if no external net force acts upon it.
conservation of mass
nounLow-frequency
/ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃən əv ˈmæs/A fundamental principle in physics stating that the total mass in an isolated system remains constant over time, regardless of physical or chemical changes within the system.

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