age

age
age n: the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises
the voting age is 18 see also legal age, majority

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

age
I noun aetas, date, duration of existence, eon, epoch, era, interval of years, longevity, maturity, period, seniority, stage of life, term of life, time of life, vintage, years associated concepts: age of consent, age of majority, legal age, statutory age II index annum, cycle, duration, lifetime, longevity, mature, period, phase (period), term (duration), time

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


age
n. A period of time, especially one marking the time of existence or the duration of life.
@ age of capacity
The age, usually determined by statute, at which a person becomes legally capable of becoming a party to a contract, executing a testamentary document (such as a trust or will), initiate a lawsuit without a guardian, and so on.
@ age of consent
1 The age, usually determined by statute, below which a person may not marry without parental consent.
See also consent.
2 The age, usually determined by statute, below which a person is legally incapable of consenting to sexual intercourse.
@ age of majority
The age, usually determined by statute, at which a person attains full civil, legal, and political rights.
See also age of consent.
@ age of reason
1 The age, usually determined by statute, below which a child cannot be legally capable of committing a crime.
2 The age, usually determined by statute or case law, below which a child cannot be legally capable of committing a tort.
@ legal age
The age, usually determined by statute, at which a person becomes legally capable to exercise a specific right or privilege or to assume a specific responsibility. For example, in many states, a person may legally drive an automobile once she is 16 years of age, but has to wait until she is 21 to legally drink alcohol.
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Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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