implied consent
The assumed agreement that a person would approve a course of action if asked, when…The assumed agreement that a person would approve a course of action if asked, when that person is not presently able to be asked.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The assumed agreement that a person would approve a course of action if asked, when that person is not presently able to be asked.
The man was unconscious, but the paramedics had his implied consent to treat him.
(uncountable)Consent given by virtue of another arrangement.
Traveling by air gives security officials implied consent to search your bags.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable