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....l; "Assent" implies knowledge of some kind in the party assenting to that to which he assents; also permission on the part of the party assenting. As used in some statutes, however, the term has been held to require affirmative, positive action on the apart of the party assenting.. It has been said that the term indicates the meeting of the minds of the contracting parties, and that the word is ap....

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....d. 4.Opinion. 5. Agreement with a statement, or matter of opinion; mental acceptance. Bouvier's Law Dictionary- Assent--Approval of something done. An undertaking to do something in compliance with a request... Law Lexicon of British India by P. Ramanatha Aiyar- Assent.--The act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to the truth of a proposition proposed for acceptance; consent, agreeing ....

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....9; 3rd New International Dictionary (Vol.I)- Assent-1. common accord; general approval a concurrence with approval: 2: the accepting as true or certain of something (as a doctrine or conclusion) proposed for belief. Random House Dictionary--Assent- To agree or concur, subscribe to )often fol. By to): to assent to a statement. 2. To give in; yield; concede; assenting to his demands, she di....