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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In states where pot use is legal, 21 is the legal age to use it.
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Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
The resolution also updated city code to match state law by setting the legal age to buy tobacco products at 21.
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Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 15 June 2021
After the Columbine massacre, pressure mounted to require background checks for each firearm purchase, to ban the import of high-capacity ammunition clips, and to raise the legal age of purchase from 18 to 21.
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Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 28 June 2021
In states where pot use is legal, 21 is the legal age to use it.
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Amy Dickinson, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., of legal age of majority and have access to the internet and a valid email address.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 17 May 2021
In states where pot use is legal, 21 is the legal age to use it.
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Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2021
In 2017, Bloomington became the third city in Minnesota to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 — a measure that became state law in 2020.
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Kim Hyatt, Star Tribune, 28 Apr. 2021
In fact, in many states, coroners need only be of legal age with no felony convictions to qualify for the job.
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The Editors, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2021
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legal age
noun
le·gal age
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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
nounLegal 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
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