Types of Consent
- Informed consent (a form of legal consent)
- Implied consent is a controversial form of consent which is not expressly granted by a person, but rather inferred from a person's actions and the facts and circumstances of a particular situation (or in some cases, by a person's silence or inaction).
- Expressed consent may be in verbal, nonverbal or written form and is clearly and unmistakably stated.
- Verbal consent is given by using verbal communication.
- Nonverbal consent is given by using nonverbal communication.
- Unanimous consent, or general consent, is a parliamentary procedure.
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