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"consent decree" is an agreement made between two parties in a legal case. It happens when both sides agree to specific terms or actions to settle the case instead of going to trial.
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- The need is both moral and legal in that the prisons must reform according to a 2013 federal consent decree. (hechingerreport.org)
- The changes come after a handful of local MLSs entered into consent decrees with the Federal Trade Commission to change their handling of exclusive - agency listings on publicly accessible Internet sites. (realtormag.realtor.org)
- The agency takes any allegations of violations of consent decrees seriously, the statement said. (latimes.com)
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