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  1. 1. n. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Submission to an injury by the party injured. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. acceptance without protest Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction. 2. (Crim. Law) (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured. (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. Wharton. p. 17 Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. acceptance without protest Source: ecdict

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