age limit

noun

: an age under or over which something can or cannot be done
The lower age limit for voting is 18.

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Colorado is among nine states and the District of Columbia that have no gestational age limit for abortions. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 29 May 2025 Ouédraogo presented official documents to the Holy See ahead of the conclave to change his birthday in the Pontifical Yearbook and roll his age back, just barely sneaking under the age limit at 79 years old. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 6 May 2025 Supreme Court on Monday declined to get involved in the ongoing debate about age restrictions for weapons, despite pleas from both Minnesota and the gun rights groups that successfully challenged Minnesota’s age limit on handgun permits. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 There is no age limit to use the gas pumps, however. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for age limit

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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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