age of consent
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As the documentary points out, the age of consent in California is 18.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
New York judge William Thompson Howell wrote 500 pages that spanned provisions on dueling, accidental homicides by ax and age of consent that would govern the newly formed territory of fewer than 7,000 people.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
The legal age of consent in the UK is 16.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2023
For gay and bisexual men, the age of consent was reduced from 18 to 16 in a law change in 2000, after a long campaign for equality.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023
The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
