How to Use consent decree in a Sentence

consent decree

noun

• The consent decree does not resolve all of the claims in the case.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
• The tribe is currently still bound by the rules of the consent decree.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
• Exxon has agreed to the terms of the consent decree and plans to close the acquisition on May 3.
  — Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
• The sad thing was the consent decree was supposed to have ended some years ago.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• And the result of the lawsuit wasn’t a law or a policy but a consent decree.
  — Definition’, Curbed, 27 Sep. 2022
• As part of the consent decree, the defendants agreed to end the use of the tournament system.
  — H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
• Covenant Woods is to pay the woman the amount in full, according to a consent decree filed April 29.
  — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
• The mayor added the consent decree means the city will not be subject to future penalties.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
• At that hearing, Ortega said that the goal of the consent decree had been achieved.
  — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• Lucero said at the time that the goal was to negotiate a consent decree with the city that courts could enforce.
  — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
• Meyer said the consent decree is the next step to ensure that happens.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
• The Colorado Department of Law and the city will have 60 days to find an agreement on a consent decree.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2021
• Philips did not respond to questions about the consent decree, which still has to be approved by a judge.
  — Michael Korsh, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
• The folks charged with making sure the city complies with the consent decree with the Justice Department.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• Only when required by a consent decree did the city start to address the problem.
  — Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2023
• Like Siletz, Grand Ronde faced the terrible choice imposed by the consent decree.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
• Here's what to know about consent decrees: What is a consent decree?
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
• Some of the public at the meeting spoke out against the DOJ’s potential oversight, concerned the city might rollover when the time came to sign a consent decree.
  — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2024
• The agreement would not fall under the consent decree, according to Daun.
  — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
• Harrison was also asked about the length of the consent decree, which began four years ago.
  — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2021
• City officials have been predicting the end of the consent decree for years.
  — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
• Indeed, as part of the consent decree, the Trump campaign agreed in writing not to levy further challenges to the state's election.
  — Ryan Cooper, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2020
• Retaliation was one of the issues that came up with the consent decree.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
• There is a school of thought that consent decrees cost a lot, yet do little to help reform policing problems for big cities.
  — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
• The consent decree itself was reached after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015.
  — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• The city and police department don’t need to wait for the planned consent decree that the two sides will negotiate, the report said.
  — Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
• There are topics in the consent decree with regard to foot pursuits, training, et cetera.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2021
• Nathan oversees a consent decree reached in 2018 between the agency, Musk and Tesla.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022
• Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms, which merged earlier this year, signed a consent decree that would essentially end their tournament systems.
  — Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
• What To Know The consent decree, described as one of the nation's most extensive reform plans, reportedly required sweeping policy, training and accountability changes.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025