The point in life which typically brings maturity, or which by custom or law is fixed as doing so; adulthood. Frequently in Law. Now usually in of age…
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| 释义 | the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity > legal maturity (8) agec1275 The point in life which typically brings maturity, or which by custom or law is fixed as doing so; adulthood. Frequently in Law. Now usually in of age… elda1300 Conventional or legal age; full age; majority. of eld = of age; within eld = under age; also (quot. 1400) of military age. Obsolete. age of discretion1395 age of discretion: the age at which a person is presumed to be capable of exercising sound judgement, and therefore to be fully responsible for his… years of discretiona1402 years of discretion: = age of discretion at phrases 1a. discretionc1485 The age at which a person is presumed to be capable of exercising sound judgement in speech and action; the state of being of such an age. Cf. age of… lawful years1548 lawful age, lawful years: the age at which a person attains his legal majority; also, the age at which a person becomes legally competent to… age of consent1809 the age fixed by law at which a person's consent to certain acts (e.g. marriage, sexual intercourse) is valid in law. the age of reason1884 Chiefly Roman Catholic Church. The age at which a child is held capable of discerning right from wrong; (more generally) the age at which a… |
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