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legal age

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noun

  1. the age at which a person acquires full legal rights and responsibilities, such as the right to make contracts and deeds.

Etymology

Origin of legal age

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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France meanwhile ran foul of European Union rules with a law calling for a "digital legal age" of 15, passed in 2023, that has since been blocked.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

In 2023, 116 puppies and kittens were seized at the Port of Dover and quarantined for being below the legal age limit of 15 weeks.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

His lawyers argued it would be unconstitutional to execute someone under the legal age of adulthood in their state.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Britain’s government raised the legal age of sale for tobacco from 16 to 18 in 2007.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Charlie was of legal age to quit school, but I wasn’t, quite.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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