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Black’s Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition, page 1132:
TACIT. Not expressed ; implied or inferred ; manifested by the refraining from contradiction or objection ; inferred from the situation and circumstances, in the absence of express matter. Thus, tacit consent is consent inferred from the fact that the party kept silence when he had an opportunity to forbid or refuse.
Black’s Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition, page 1698:
TACIT. Not expressed ; implied or inferred ; manifested by the refraining from contradiction or objection ; inferred from the situation and circumstances, in the absence of express matter. Thus, tacit consent is consent inferred from the fact that the party kept silence when he had an opportunity to forbid or refuse.