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Consentnoun“Consent” means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the consumer’s wishes by which the consumer, or the consumer’s legal guardian, a person who has power of attorney, or a person acting as a conservator for the consumer, including by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal information relating to the consumer for a narrowly defined particular purpose. Acceptance of a general or broad terms of use, or similar document, that contains descriptions of personal information processing along with other, unrelated information, does not constitute consent. Hovering over, muting, pausing, or closing a given piece of content does not constitute consent. Likewise, agreement obtained through use of dark patterns does not constitute consent.Requirement
Consent DecreenounMWEFreely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishesverified
Conservancynouna commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or riververified
Conservationnoun(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformationsverified
Conservation of ChargenounMWEthe principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the systemverified
Conservation of ElectricitynounMWEthe principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the systemverified
Conservation of EnergynounMWEthe fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changesverified
Conservation of MassnounMWEa fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated systemverified
Conservation of MatternounMWEa fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated systemverified
Conservation of MomentumnounMWEthe principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the systemverified
Conservationistnounsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollutionverified
Conservatismnouna political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changesverified
Conservativismnouna political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changesverified
Conservatornounsomeone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent personverified
Conservator-Ward RelationnounMWEthe responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the wardverified
Consignmentnounthe official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)verified
Consistencynoun(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one anotherverified
Consonancenounthe repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of wordsverified
Consonant RhymenounMWEthe repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of wordsverified
Conspicuous ConsumptionnounMWEbuying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealthverified
Conspiracynouna group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purposeverified
Constancynoun(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observationverified
Constant of GravitationnounMWE(physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitationverified
Constant of ProportionalitynounMWEthe constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and yverified
Constant-Width FontnounMWEa typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter)verified
Constantannounan alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficientverified
Constituent SystemnounMWEindependent system that forms part of a system of systems (SoS) (note: Constituent systems can be part of one or more SoS. Each constituent system is a useful system by itself, having its own development, management, utilization, goals, and resources, but interacts within the SoS to provide the unique capability of the SoS).System
constitutenounGive legal or constitutional form to (an institution); establish by law.RequirementRegulated
Constitutionalismnouna constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)verified
Constrictornounany of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coilsverified
Construct ValiditynounMWEConstruct validation is involved whenever a test is to be interpreted as a measure of some attribute or quality which is not “operationally defined.” The problem faced by the investigator is, “What constructs account for variance in test performance?”Metric
Constructionnoundrawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theoremverified
Constructive BreachnounMWEa breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performanceverified
Constructive EvictionnounMWEaction by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy)verified
Constructive FraudnounMWEcomprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidenceverified
Constructive MetabolismnounMWEthe synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energyverified
Constructive PossessionnounMWE(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon itverified
Constructive TrustnounMWEa trust created by a court, regardless of the intent of the parties, to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rightsverified
Constructornouna subroutine that creates a new instance of a class in an object oriented programming languageverified
Consubstantiationnounthe doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wineverified
Consuetudinalnouna manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)verified
Consuetudinarynouna manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)verified
Consulnouna diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign countryverified
Consulting CompanynounMWEa firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a feeverified
Consulting FirmnounMWEa firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a feeverified
Consulting ServicenounMWEservice provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)verified
Consumer AccountnounMWEA deposit account held by a participating depository financial institution and established by a natural person primarily for personal, family, or household use and not for commercial purposes.DataRegulatedPII
Consumer Finance CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loanverified