nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al ˌnän-kən-ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)wəl 

-shəl,

-shü-əl

: not agreed to by one or more of the people involved : not consensual

nonconsensual sex

nonconsensually adverb

… I pointed out that it's always painful and infuriating when people are nonconsensually manipulated into humiliating themselves to make someone else's point …

—Carol Queen

Examples of nonconsensual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To improve on current policies, researchers recommended that 988 and its partner organizations divest entirely from law enforcement and halt nonconsensual interventions of all kinds. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Oct. 2024

For example, there is a rise in nonconsensual choking, hair pulling and the like. —David Oliver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024

As early as 2019, online monitoring found that 96 percent of deepfake videos were nonconsensual pornography. —Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024

Legislation has been introduced to clarify when and how digital avatars can be used in elections and to prevent the distribution of nonconsensual pornography. —Pat Kinsel, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

nonconsensual

adjective

non·​con·​sen·​su·​al

ˌnän-kən-ˈsen-chə-wəl

: not involving consent : not consented to