legal age

NOUN

age of maturity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

voting age

WEAK

adultness age of consent drinking age driving age full age full growth legalis homo majority man's or woman's estate maturation mature age matureness

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legal age

To be eligible for assisted dying, a patient must be of legal age and a French national or a long-term resident.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Digital Minister Anne Le Henanff said it would make France the first country in Europe to establish a "digital legal age".

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

There is no legal age to stop driving in the UK and Mrs Duncan had renewed her driving licence earlier in the year.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one year, every year until it applies to the whole population.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

Charlie was of legal age to quit school, but I wasn’t, quite.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck