How to Use consent decree in a Sentence

consent decree

noun
  • The process is known as a consent decree.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Part of the suit was settled with a consent decree a decade ago.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The consent decree does not resolve all of the claims in the case.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The tribe is currently still bound by the rules of the consent decree.
    — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • The sad thing was the consent decree was supposed to have ended some years ago.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Meyer said the consent decree is the next step to ensure that happens.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The group entered into a consent decree with the city to avoid the trial.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Philips did not respond to questions about the consent decree, which still has to be approved by a judge.
    — Michael Korsh, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And the result of the lawsuit wasn’t a law or a policy but a consent decree.
    — Definition’, Curbed, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Only when required by a consent decree did the city start to address the problem.
    — Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Bobb is the head monitor for a consent decree in the city of Seattle.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
  • That is a matter that must be resolved at a hearing, not swept under the rug with a consent decree.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 May 2020
  • The mayor added the consent decree means the city will not be subject to future penalties.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Harrison was also asked about the length of the consent decree, which began four years ago.
    — Jessica Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2021
  • The hope is these consent decrees and agreements provide a path forward for the city and police.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Lucero said at the time that the goal was to negotiate a consent decree with the city that courts could enforce.
    — Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • At that hearing, Ortega said that the goal of the consent decree had been achieved.
    — Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • City officials have been predicting the end of the consent decree for years.
    — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • There is a school of thought that consent decrees cost a lot, yet do little to help reform policing problems for big cities.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The settlement reached in the case took the form of a consent decree in 1997.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Put a fire under the slow-moving progress of Chicago’s consent decree.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As part of the consent decree, the defendants agreed to end the use of the tournament system.
    — H. Claire Brown, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Exxon has agreed to the terms of the consent decree and plans to close the acquisition on May 3.
    — Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • When the case was settled in 2011, the judge's consent decree called on the state to pay for five new schools.
    — Emily Schwing, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
  • What is the federal consent decree?
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Retaliation was one of the issues that came up with the consent decree.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The consent decree is still in place, and the government continues to challenge it.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Once a judge signs the consent decree, the payment must be made within 30 days, according to court records.
    — oregonlive.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The agreement would not fall under the consent decree, according to Daun.
    — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Project planners will take that feedback to court this summer for review of the federal consent decree.
    — Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

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