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 of age of consent

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby age of consent

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Words related to age of consent

manhood, maturity, adulthood, womanhood

British Dictionary definitions for age of consent

age of consent

noun

the age at which a person is considered legally competent to consent to sexual intercourse
the age at which a person can enter into a legally binding contract