age of consent
Example Sentences
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As the documentary points out, the age of consent in California is 18.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The age of consent in the UAE is 18.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
Norman Woods of South Dakota Family Voice Action said it doesn’t make sense to raise the age for marriage if the age of consent in South Dakota remains at 16.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
The legal age of consent in the UK is 16.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
To be able to contract marriage, a person must be of sound mind, of legal age of consent, and labouring under neither of the following disabilities: 1.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
