Definition of "informed" []

• Possessing, displaying, or based on reliable information: informed sources; an informed opinion. (adjective)
• Knowledgeable; educated: the informed consumer. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Doesn't informed consent imply that the patient was actually * informed* of all the relevant, reasonable, and legal treatment options before they gave their * consent* to receive, or not receive, a particular treatment?"
• "If they aren't fully informed of their options, then it isn't * informed* consent."
• "I once found a fantastic designer dress, which the label informed me was..."