同どう意い能のう力りょく

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Meanings

1

noun

capacity to consent

medicine›law›

Technical term used in medicine and law to describe a person's ability to give informed consent, often in contexts such as treatment decisions or legal agreements.

患かん者じゃに同どう意

い

能のう

力りょく

が

ある

か

どう

か

を

評ひょう

価か

する

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

It is necessary to assess whether the patient has the capacity to consent.

未み成せい年ねん者しゃの同どう意い能のう力りょくは法ほう律りつで制せい限げんされる場ば合あいがある。

A minor's capacity to consent may be restricted by law.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
意idea, mind, heart
能ability, talent, skill
力power, strength, strong

Related words

インフォームド・コンセント
Refers to the process of informed consent itself, while 同意能力 is the capacity to give that consent.

Built from

同どう意い+能のう力りょく

Etymology

Compound of 同意 (consent) and 能力 (ability, capacity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical coinage.