Consent decree

<p>A consent decree is an agreement or <a href="/facts/Settlement_(litigation)/IhjVTyJz">settlement</a> that resolves a dispute between two parties without <a href="/facts/Admission_(law)/yy0xCWPX">admission of guilt</a> (in a <a href="/facts/Criminal_case/XXfgv9as">criminal case</a>) or liability (in a <a href="/facts/Civil_case/gFeKr9ra">civil case</a>). Most often it is such a type of settlement in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>. The <a href="/facts/Plaintiff/sabTkvcL">plaintiff</a> and the <a href="/facts/Defendant/t7ftlHvP">defendant</a> ask the court to enter into their agreement, and the court maintains supervision over the implementation of the decree in monetary exchanges or restructured interactions between parties. It is similar to and sometimes referred to as an antitrust decree, stipulated judgment, or consent judgment. Consent decrees are frequently used by <a href="/facts/Federal_Courts_of_the_United_States/RfX1mMs6">federal courts</a> to ensure that businesses and industries adhere to regulatory laws in areas such as <a href="/facts/Antitrust_law/cq7hKYN4">antitrust law</a>, <a href="/facts/Employment_discrimination/xknjr7IK">employment discrimination</a>, and <a href="/facts/Environmental_regulation/wgFnMNQ6">environmental regulation</a>.
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Consent decree