Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Qui tacet consentire videtur ubi tractatur de ejus commodo — He who is silent is deemed to consent when his advantage is drawn into question. Thalheim v State, 38 Fla 169, 192, 20 So 938. Qui tacet non utique fatetur, sed tamen verum est eum non negare. (Civil law.) He who is silent certainly does not… … Ballentine's law dictionary
silence — si·lence n 1: the state of keeping or being silent; esp: forbearance from speech or comment 2: failure to make something known esp. in violation of a duty to do so acceptance by silence see also estoppel by silence at estoppel … Law dictionary
assent — as·sent 1 /ə sent/ vi: to agree to something esp. freely and with understanding: give one s assent assent 2 n: agreement to a matter under consideration esp. based on freedom of choice and a reasonable knowledge of the matter their mutual assent… … Law dictionary
