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

Example Sentences

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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

Britain’s government raised the legal age of sale for tobacco from 16 to 18 in 2007.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

More than 10 million Pennsylvanians out of 13 million total are at least 18 years old, the minimum legal age to vote, according to U.S.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

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

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck