Tacit Consent (Noun)
Meaning
(law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company's failure to take action against the corrupt employee was seen as tacit consent to their embezzlement scheme.
- By not speaking out against the harassment, the manager gave tacit consent to the perpetrator's behavior.
- The government's inaction in the face of environmental degradation was considered tacit consent to the corporation's destructive practices.
- The neighbor's silence in response to the noise complaint was taken as tacit consent to the rowdy gatherings.
- The board of directors' refusal to investigate the CEO's misuse of funds was viewed as tacit consent to their actions.