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Noun: age of consent
  1. 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
    "The age of consent in that state is 18"

Derived forms: ages of consent

Type of: age, eld

Encyclopedia: Age of consent