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

Around 25% of women living in India were married before they were of legal age, according to the children's charity Unicef.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

It will effectively raise the legal age people can buy cigarettes by one year every year, with the aim of stopping today's young people from taking up the habit in the first place.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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