legal age

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Definition of legal age

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

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At the age of 21, Egnot-Johnson was just of legal age for what would happen next. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "Nick Egnot-Johnson tops Leonard Takahashi in all-New Zealand Governor’s Cup final," 20 July 2019 No charges resulted because the women were of legal age. — Washington Post, "A look at allegations over the years against singer R. Kelly," 12 July 2019 With the state of Illinois due to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21, the village of River Forest has amended its village code to close any potential loopholes for possession. — Steve Schering, chicagotribune.com, "River Forest closes ‘loophole’ in raising tobacco purchase, possession ages to 21," 26 June 2019 That law raised the legal age to own a long gun to 21 years old, compounding on a previous law that limited the sale of handguns to those 21 and over. — Vandana Ravikumar, USA TODAY, "Gun advocacy groups sue California over new law that bans firearms sales to 'law-abiding adults' under 21," 3 July 2019 Vermont is also raising the legal age to buy tobacco or e-cigarettes from 18 to 21. — BostonGlobe.com, "Vermont tax in e-cigarettes tax effect," 2 July 2019 Although some of the scholarships are limited to students 18 and older — the nation's legal age to buy vaping products — many are open to younger teens or have no age limit. — Collin Binkley, chicagotribune.com, "Vaping essays: E-cigarette sellers offering scholarships," 8 June 2018 The first raises the legal age for purchasing and using cigarettes, e-cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 from 18. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, "Vermont imposes 92% tax on e-cigarettes," 1 July 2019 States and cities across the United States have already moved to ban flavored e-cigarettes and raise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, but San Francisco’s new approach is the most far-reaching yet. — Reuters, The Mercury News, "San Francisco is first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettes," 25 June 2019

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legal age

noun

le·gal age | \ ˈlē-gəl-

Medical Definition of legal age

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

legal age

noun

Legal Definition of legal age

: 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