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Age of consent

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age of consent

 
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–noun
the age at which a person becomes legally competent to consent to marriage or sexual intercourse.
Origin:
1800–10
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age of consent  
n.  The age at which a person is legally considered competent to give consent, as to sexual intercourse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: age of consent
: the age at which a person is deemed competent by law to give consent esp. to sexual intercourse or marriage —see also STATUTORY RAPE —compare EMANCIPATION, LEGAL AGE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: age of con·sent
Pronunciation: -k&n-'sent
Function: noun
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially tomarriage or to sexual intercourse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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