Consent
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
A concurrence of wills. Hepress consent is that directly given, either viva voce or in writing. Implied consent is that manifested by signs, actions, or facts, or by inaction or silence, which raise a presumption that the: consent has been given. Consent is an act of reason, accompanied with deliberation, the mind weighing as in a balance the good or evil on each side.
1 Story, Eq. Jur. § 222.
There is a diiference between consenting and submitting. Every consent involves a submission; but a mere submission does not necessarily involve consent, 9 Car. & P. 722.