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age of consent

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age of consent
n.
The age at which a person is legally considered competent to give consent, as to sexual intercourse.
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Noun1.age of consent - the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
eld, age - a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
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From the beginning it backed such measures as abortion on demand up to 22 weeks' gestation; fetal experimentation; the elimination of the crime of incest between brother and sister; a reduction in the age of consent for sexual intercourse from 18 to 14; the decriminalization of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house; and the elimination of the crime of bestiality.
Conservatives slash secret liberal excesses by Gosgnach, Tony / Catholic Insight
The legal age of consent also varies according not only to jurisdiction, but also according to the sexuality and age of the young person's sexual partner.
The fixed age rule: young people, consent and research ethics by Bessant, Judith / Youth Studies Australia
We chose to examine female and male teenagers who had had sexual intercourse before or after age 16-the modal age of consent at which teenagers are legally allowed to have sexual intercourse, regardless of their partner's age.
Young teenagers and older sexual partners: correlates and ... by Ikramullah, Erum / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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