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

In the state, there had been no legal age to wed, allowing children to get married as long as their parents consent and a judge signs off on the nuptials.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

It has also prompted fresh debates about child protection laws, as currently there is no minimum legal age for marriage.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025

The self-taught racer made it in 2016, when he was 18 and of NASCAR’s legal age to compete in a full season of Truck Series competition.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck