age of consent
noun phrase
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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That was fairly typical for the time because, Sturgeon noted, the age of consent in Arizona was 10.
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Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The age of consent in the Bahamas is 16, but the lawsuit says the girl was intoxicated and could not give consent.
—Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
States like California and Colorado have recently lowered the age of consent for treatment to 12.
—Michael Elsen-Rooney, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
The accusers included a woman who was 16, the British age of consent, during her relationship with Brand, who was in his early 30s.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Under Florida law, the age of consent is 18, and those who are 16 and 17 are able to consent only to a partner younger than 24.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
In the past, a victim had only until 20 years past the age of consent, or up to age 38, to file civil lawsuits against offenders.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
The age of consent in Virginia is 18, prosecutors noted.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Rocky River police determined that because Ohio law’s age of consent is 16, no crime was committed, according to the lawsuit.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The age of consent in the Bahamas is 16, but the lawsuit says the girl was intoxicated and could not give consent.
—Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
States like California and Colorado have recently lowered the age of consent for treatment to 12.
—Michael Elsen-Rooney, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
The accusers included a woman who was 16, the British age of consent, during her relationship with Brand, who was in his early 30s.
—Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Under Florida law, the age of consent is 18, and those who are 16 and 17 are able to consent only to a partner younger than 24.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
In the past, a victim had only until 20 years past the age of consent, or up to age 38, to file civil lawsuits against offenders.
—Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
The age of consent in Virginia is 18, prosecutors noted.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
Rocky River police determined that because Ohio law’s age of consent is 16, no crime was committed, according to the lawsuit.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
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age of consent
noun
age of con·sent
-kən-ˈsent 
: the age at which one is legally competent to give consent especially to marriage or to sexual intercourse
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