Etymology

consensus ad idem

Today it means: Agreement about the terms and subject matter of a contract between all involved parties. Full definition →

New Latin consensus ad idem
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromconsensus ad idem“agreement to the same thing”
  2. English todayconsensus ad idem

Borrowed from New Latin consensus ad idem (“agreement to the same thing”). In English, first attested in 1864.

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