legal age
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France meanwhile ran foul of European Union rules with a law calling for a "digital legal age" of 15, passed in 2023, that has since been blocked.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
She added that raising the legal age to 18 would "bring us into line with international human rights standards and reduce potential for violation of children's rights through coercive, sexual or financial abuse".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
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
Britain’s government raised the legal age of sale for tobacco from 16 to 18 in 2007.
From Washington 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
