legal age

noun

: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)

Examples of legal age in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lawmakers tried for years to put limits on the practice before passing a bill this spring that raises the minimum legal age for riding in truck beds from 12 to 16. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Smith was just 20 years old at the time, not of legal age to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Just witness the number of e-motos like the Surron Bee models in your neighborhood, typically piloted by riders far below the legal age to drive. — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

And if one guest in a stateroom buys the package, all others of legal age must do so as well. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for legal age

• disengage
• interstage
• macrophage
• multistage
• alienage
• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage

Medical Definition

legal age

noun

le·​gal age ˈlē-gəl- 

: the age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)

Legal Definition

legal age

noun

: an age at which a person becomes entitled under the law to engage in a particular activity or becomes responsible for particular acts

the legal age for drinking in this state

broadly : age of majority compare age of consent, emancipate